Foundations in Action
Top grantmakers and grantees as well as details on recent grants in Food Security, Global Health, Access to Water, and Climate Change across the developing world.
The Foundation Center has created web portals tracking the news, grants, commentary, and case studies initiated or funded by grantmaking institutions in select subject areas.
- The Global Role of U.S. Foundations
Learn how U.S. foundations have addressed global issues from the Cold War to today. Joan Spero, former president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, details the international work of foundations in a new report.
- Global Philanthropy
Top grantmakers and grantees as well as details on recent grants in Food Security, Global Health, Access to Water, and Climate Change across the developing world. The web portal created for the Global Philanthropy
Forum's 2010 Annual Conference.
- Haiti Earthquake Relief and Recovery
Developing news and information on foundation support for relief efforts.
- Economic Crisis
Tracks the effects of the recession on the philanthropic sector.
- Arts Funding
Resources for nonprofit arts organizations seeking funding from foundations.
- Education
Information on stimulus funding for education and analysis of foundation work aligned with the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- Climate Change
Facts and case studies on efforts to tackle climate change presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum's 2009 conference, paired with current news and reports.
- Health Care
Facts and case studies on improving access to health care presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum's 2009 conference, paired with current news and reports.
- Poverty
Facts and case studies on work being done to address poverty presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum's 2009 conference, paired with current news and reports.
- Reconstruction and Reconciliation in
Post-Conflict Countries
Facts and case studies on policy and reinvestment in post-conflict countries presented at the Global Philanthropy Forum's 2009 conference.
PubHub Reports
Research reports, case studies, issue briefs, literature reviews, and annual reports published or funded by U.S. foundations.
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Transparency Close-Up on the
California Healthcare Foundation The California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF) commissioned a Grantee Perception Report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy in 2009. Though its ratings with respect to both consistency and clarity of communication were statistically similar to or higher than those of other foundations, comments from grantees indicated room for improvement in communication between staff and grantees. CHCF decided to retain Putnam Community Investment Consulting to identify ways to improve its communications with grantees. The resulting report identified fifteen recommendations for improving grantee communications.
Partner Resource
This newest publication from GEO and Interaction Institute for Social Change argues that involving multiple stakeholders isn’t a 'nice-to-do' but a 'must-do' in order for grantmakers to get a true sense of problems and be innovative in developing solutions.
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