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Issue Date Summary of Content
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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