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The recesion brings new worries to organizations that hve invested in their own buildings, as reported in the NYTimes. “You get a building, and then you buy it, and then you get an endowment, and then the heavens open and … Continue reading →

Cultural historian Morris Dickstein examines the relationship between popular arts and culture in the years after the crash of ’29 in the LA Times. “If we look at the arts as a life-giving form of social therapy, many other fads … Continue reading →

From Alliance for Philanthropy and Social Investing One of the most perennially vexing questions in philanthropy is how to assess the impact of funding, especially where there’s no obvious way of putting a price on the end product. A recently … Continue reading →

Assets at the nation’s largest private foundations fell by a median of 28 percent from 2007 to 2008, and 40 percent of grant makers who participated in a new Chronicle survey say they expect giving to decline in 2009. The … Continue reading →

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In the midst of a deepening recession, U.S. foundation giving grew a modest 2.8 percent, to an estimated $45.6 billion, in 2008, but is expected to decrease in 2009, a new report from the Foundation Center finds. Based on a … Continue reading →

Baltimore’s highest-rated public radio station announced Monday that it would be offering free airtime to local arts and cultural institutions over the next six months. “It’s all about the economy,” said WYPR President and General Manager Anthony Brandon. “It’s a … Continue reading →

Paul Brest continues his discussion of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy recommendations on the Huffington Post. Although there are good reasons for a foundation to spend down its assets today, there are also legitimate reasons for it to continue … Continue reading →

An in-depth interview of GIA executive director Janet Brown by Barry Hessenius is posted today on Barry’s Blog on the WESTAF SITE. BARRY: Acknowledging that you’ve only been at the helm of GIA for a couple of months, nonetheless can … Continue reading →

Washington Grantmakers’ corporate members gathered on March 12th for the first Corporate Philanthropy luncheon of 2009. Guest speaker, Leslie Crutchfield, co-author of Forces for Good, led a discussion on how to get the biggest return on your social investments. Here … Continue reading →