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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 thoughout the United States, Canada and the UK.

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Issue Date Summary of Content
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
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 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
PRVAIL distribution of reading glasses