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Building Community Foundations is a newsletter for community foundation personnel on grant making, operations and effectiveness. PVF has consulted at over 400 community foundations throughout the United States, Canada and the UK.
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Issue
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Date |
Summary of Content |
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74 |
Which Grant Application Do You Use? |
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73 |
June 2009 |
PVF Model as a 'Teaching Foundation' |
72 |
February 2008 |
Grassroots Philanthropy-new book |
71 |
October 2007 |
Abused and Neglected Children |
69 |
February 2007 |
Reconstructing Grantmaking (Philadelphia's Story) |
68 |
October 2006 |
Insights from Community Foundation Consulting |
67 |
June 2006 |
General Operating Support |
66 |
February 2006 |
Annual Reports |
65 |
June 2005 |
Risk and Grantmaking |
64 |
March 2005 |
Donor Advised Funds |
63 |
November 2004 |
Initiative Philanthropy |
62 |
July 2004 |
Community Foundation "Lead Trusts" |
61 |
May 2004 |
Private Foundation vs. Donor Fund |
60 |
February 2004 |
Performance Review for Community Foundations |
59 |
October 2003 |
When the Executive Director and the Board Disagree |
58 |
June 2003 |
Executive Director Discretion in Grant Making |
57 |
April 2003 |
Is Foundation Work a Profession? |
56 |
January 2003 |
What Should Your Payout Be? |
55 |
October 2002 |
New Uses of Computer Software |
54 |
July 2002 |
Initiative Philanthropy |
53 |
April 2002 |
Getting Involved With Your Grantees |
52 |
February 2002 |
Paper Reduction And Saving Time |
51 |
December 2001 |
Program Evaluation And Teaching Philanthropy |
50 |
October 2001 |
Using Interns In Community Foundations |
49 |
August 2001 |
Original Thinking and Creative Ideas |
48 |
June 2001 |
Immediate Response Grantmaking - Is It Possible? |
47 |
February 2001 |
The Turn Down Letter |
46 |
January 2001 |
Discretionary Grants |
45 |
November 2000 |
Donor Advise Procedures |
44 |
June 2000 |
Philanthropy & Poverty - Is There A Fit |
43 |
March 2000 |
Dimension in Grantmaking |
42 |
December 1999 |
Should You Have A Web Site? |
41 |
October 1999 |
Community Foundations & the Juvenile Court - A New Relationship |
40 |
August 1999 |
How Do You Deal With... |
39 |
July 1999 |
Educational Funding |
38 |
June 1999 |
Religious Funding |
37 |
May 1999 |
Remarks of Susan Packard Orr to Community Foundations |
36 |
April 1999 |
Covering Administrative Costs: A Case Study |
35 |
December 1998 |
Scholarships: A Case Study |
34 |
August 1998 |
Community Foundations and Special Events - A Case Study |
33 |
May 1998 |
Correspondence With Applicant/Grantee - Make It Simple (with sample letters) |
32 |
March 1998 |
Recommendations For The Operation of Community |
31 |
December 1997 |
Applications |
30 |
October 1997 |
Board Meetings |
29 |
August 1997 |
Trends in Philanthropy |
28 |
July 1997 |
Activating Donor Advise Giving |
27 |
May 1997 |
Humboldt Area Foundation |
26 |
April 1997 |
Young People & Philanthropy |
25 |
January 1997 |
Scholarships Revisited |
24 |
November 1996 |
How Should Foundation Personnel Be Evaluated? |
23 |
September 1996 |
New Techniques In Grantmaking - Use of Stringers |
22 |
June/July 1996 |
Grant Evaluation |
21 |
March 1996 |
Community Foundations Are A Good Investment - What is a significant grant? |
20 |
January 1996 |
Paper Work - The Bane of Your Existence |
19 |
August 1995 |
Community Foundations As Incubators |
18 |
June 1995 |
Continuing Grants - Where do you stand? - New Lexicon In Philanthropy |
17 |
May 1995 |
100 Foundations Later - Continued |
16 |
March 1995 |
100 Foundations Later - Findings From "Consulting On Grantmaking" |
15 |
September 1994 |
Getting The Job Done Better - To Focus Or Not To Focus - What Is Better For Grantmaking? |
14 |
August 1994 |
Use of Volunteers - A Way To Supplement Your Staff |
13 |
July 1994 |
The Foundation As Convener |
12 |
June 1994 |
What Is Worth Funding? (actual examples) |
11 |
May 1994 |
Scholarships - The Most Labor Intensive Grantmaking |
10 |
April 1994 |
How To Benefit From Technical Assistance - Using Consultants Effectively |
9 |
March 1994 |
Foundation Records - How Long Should You Keep Them? (with retention chart) |
8 |
March 1993 |
The Site Visit - An Integral Part Of Good Grantmaking |
7 |
February 1993 |
Services To Non-Profits - Dimensions That Complement Grantmaking (funding library, management seminars, directories) |
6 |
January 1993 |
Accountability & Efficiency - Ingredients For Good Grantmaking (with chart) |
5 |
December 1992 |
Foundation Board/Staff Relations - An Element In Good Grantmaking |
4 |
November 1992 |
Risk Taking & Grantmaking - Do They Go Together? |
3 |
October 1992 |
Getting Out Into The Community - What's Worth Funding? |
2 |
September 1992 |
The Application Procedure (with suggested grant application form) |
1 |
August 1992 |
What Was Learned From Visiting Twenty Foundations |
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