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Payout Redux

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04/09/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York In recent years, much has been made of payout rates. On the one hand, many writers have favored increasing the 5 percent minimum required of foundations because it “...

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The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

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04/02/2010

On January 26th, Philanthropy New York hosted a members briefing sponsored by the Daphne Foundation , the New York Foundation , and the Open Society Institute , with our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy and Philanthropy Connects special...

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Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry

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03/19/2010

By Vincent Stehle Consultant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation On February 23rd, Philanthropy New York hosted a debate between Michael Schudson , co-author of The Reconstruction of American Journalism and...

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A New April 15: Make It a Day of Giving (Efficiently)

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03/15/2010

By Eugene Steuerle (This piece was originally published in The NonProfit Times on March 1, 2010, and is reprinted with permission.) President Barack Obama on January 22 signed into law a provision allowing charitable gifts made...

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Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild

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03/09/2010

On February 4th, Philanthropy New York hosted a members briefing (presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network) that explored how funders can better...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Foundations should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

On January 20th, Philanthropy New York presented a collaborative program with the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) and the Global Greengrants Fund to hear from our philanthropic colleagues about the outcomes from the 2009 Copenhagen UN...

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The Spend-Out/Perpetuity Distraction…and the Merger Option

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02/08/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York There is renewed interest in the issue of lifespan for foundations (spend-out versus perpetuity). Nonetheless, these discussions seem like a distraction to me, for two...

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After We Say Goodbye

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01/29/2010

In August of 2009, Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund, began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend out” versus “in perpetuity.”