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Foundation Transparency 2.0

Foundations are using the internet like never before to make their interests and activities accessible to the public. Through their web sites and other online communications vehicles foundations are working to make their operations more transparent. We've brought all these resources together in one place.

Who Has Glass Pockets?

We're showcasing the online transparency and
accountability practices of the largest foundations.

View the new profile for Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
and find out which other foundations have "glass pockets."

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Transparency Heat Map New

We've created a heat map to show the frequency with which various types of information are available on web sites of foundations with "Who Has Glass Pockets?" profiles.

Real-Time Grant Reporting Online

Foundations are increasing the transparency of their grantmaking through the Foundation Center's Grantsfire system. Using an innovative format called hGrant, Grantsfire technology allows foundations to submit and post grant data electronically in near real-time, as the grants are made available almost immediately through an RSS feed or API.

Below are the three most recent grants posted to the Foundation Center's Grantsfire feed:

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Subscribe to the Foundation Center's Grantsfire RSS feed today, or learn more about Grantsfire and the Center's eGrant Reporting Program.

Learn about eGrant reporting»

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practices in foundation transparency and accountability:

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Social Media Report from the Foundation Center


Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?

This recent survey from the Foundation Center finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and only six percent use Twitter. Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media? documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from 73 members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel.

Open a Window on California Philanthropy

Thanks to support from the James Irvine Foundation, we are piloting a regional approach to Glasspockets with this California Foundations Twitter widget. Grab the widget and place it on your own web site to give your audience a window into California philanthropy.

Do you have a Twitter feed we should be following? Send an e-mail to glasspockets@foundationcenter.org.

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