Philanthropic foundations

NYC Venture Philanthropy Fund Announces Grant for Environmental Orgs Posted by: ashishrangnekar on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Topic Environment The NYC Venture Philanthropy Fund, a giving circle launched in 2008 ...  

While there certainly are numerous no-low cost strategies to help nonprofits engage in effective communications, it's important that nonprofits recognize the need to spend some funding on marketing opportunities.  

July 1, 2008 -- In the early, heady days of the venture philanthropy movement, its proponents touted it as revolutionary, while critics said it was just old wine in...  

Sean, I couldn’t agree with you more on the sharing of information. I often wish that foundations could - with the nonprofits’ permission - share some of the vast amount of information they collect from nonprofits. They realize that their funding is limited and so should have a vested interest...  

Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont . Nick recently authored a chapter for Taking Philanthropy Seriously, (to be published September 2006) discussing venture philanthropy's impact on nonprofit foundati  

       P   O   S   T   E   D       B   Y       C   H   R   I   S Editor’s note: Guest blogger Chris Cardona worked for eight years in philanthropic affinity groups and is chair of the advisory board for the NYC Venture Philanthropy Fund, a new giving circle that supports NYC-based social...  

Nonprofits are taking the role of venture capitalists in funding early stage biomedical research.  

HARTFORD — Connecticut’s private, nonprofit social services are asking Gov. M. Jodi Rell and legislators to reserve a portion of special fuel relief funding expected to be approved next week for their agencies.  

A tight budget for 2009 has Fort Smith city leaders considering changes to the way they allocate money to nonprofit agencies.  

Thu, Jun 26, 2008 (2 a.m.) Two branches of government say they are becoming more businesslike in the way they give out millions of taxpayer dollars to nonprofit organizations in Southern Nevada.  

The United Way of Logan County Board of Directors approved a record $203,260 in funding to local nonprofit partner agencies during a meeting this month. The funding distribution begins this week. Local volunteers representing various businesses and organizations reviewed funding requests this...  

LifeSpring Hospitals a joint venture between Hindustan Latex under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Acumen Fund - a US-based non-profit global venture philanthropy fund, has launched two new maternity hospitals at Mallapur, a semi-urban community on the outskirts of...  

With the decision made Wednesday night to eliminate the sale and use of fireworks in Watsonville for the first time since 1975, attention turned Thursday to finding funding for the 30 nonprofit groups who will miss out on a major fundraising source.