PND - Philanthropy News Digest

November 20, 2006

Hewlett Foundation Awards $25 Million to Performing Arts Groups
Grants to the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony, American Conservatory Theater, and San Francisco Ballet will enable the organizations to expand their programs for youth and commission new works....

Massachusetts Among Most Charitable States, Study Finds
A new report from the Boston Foundation considers each state's cost of living and tax burden, including changes within states driven by levels of urbanization....

Top Philanthropists Attach Ambitious Goals to Mega-Gifts
BusinessWeek's annual list of the most generous philanthropists notes that major gifts were earmarked for such efforts as finding vaccines for HIV/AIDS, breaking the cycle of poverty, and stopping nuclear proliferation....

Mott Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Expand County Health Plan
The three-year grant will provide approximately one-half of the administrative costs of the Genesee County (MI) Health Plan and will also support the redesign and expansion of the program....

MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Seeks Applications From Chicago-Area Organizations
Deadline: 3/15/07

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	Community Improvement A report sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation and the Urban Institute explores the intersections of housing, schools, and neighborhood revitalization in Washington, DC....



	The Foundation Center's 50th Anniversary Please join us as we celebrate 50 years of helping grantseekers succeed and helping grantmakers make a difference.....



	Vartan Gregorian Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, spoke with PND about the importance of and challenges confronting philanthropy in a rapidly globalizing world.....



	Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age Allison Fine explores how "connected activism" can transform nonprofits into true facilitators of social change....



	Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy The center at the University of Southern California helps philanthropic organizations and individuals develop skills and strategy through conferences and research....



	Learning to Give Learning to Give provides resources for parents, youth workers, K-12 students, and their teachers for learning about and practicing philanthropy in their own communities....

Arts and Culture

Naples Botanical Garden to Receive $10 Million From Kapnick Foundation 11/18/06

Education

Broad Superintendents Academy Graduates New Class 11/19/06

Gates Foundation Awards $15.5 Million to Improve California Schools 11/16/06

Drury University Receives $2 Million for Entrepreneurship Center 11/16/06

Health

Alliance for Caregiving Announces 2006 Family Caregiving Awards 11/19/06

Hospital Programs Without Popular Appeal Receive Little Funding 11/17/06

March of Dimes, J&J Pediatric Institute Launch Effort to Reduce Number of Pre-Term Births 11/16/06

International Affairs/Development

Fewer Afghans Optimistic About Country's Future, Study Finds 11/19/06

Ford Foundation Commits $2.2 Million for Environmental Research, Public Health in Vietnam 11/17/06

FINCA International to Expand Rural Microfinance Program in Afghanistan 11/17/06

Journalism/Media

Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution Announces Board of Advisors 11/18/06

Philanthropy and Voluntarism

People in the News (11/19/06): Appointments and Promotions 11/19/06

Unitus Partners With Philippines-Based Microfinance Group 11/18/06

Slate 60 Conference Draws Nation's Most Generous Philanthropists 11/18/06

Foundation Support for Many California Counties Insufficient, Study Finds 11/16/06

Public Affairs

Healthcare Costs for Illegal Immigrants Not a Burden, Study Finds 11/17/06

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