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Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?

Publication date: 
09/2010
This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.

Grow the Craft: "What's the right relationship between philanthropy and government?"

Publication date: 
05/2010
In a recent survey, GrantGraft shared reflections from eight foundation leaders on this question (including Karen Davis of The Commonwealth Fund; M. Christine DeVita of the Wallace Foundation; Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York; Gara LaMarche of The Atlantic Philanthropies; Gail Nayowith of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; and Luis Ubiñas of the Ford Foundation) and then asked their users to weigh in. This survey report shares the results.

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

Publication date: 
11/2009
Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or the occasional press release about grantees. And it's no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, communications staff, or consultants. Integrating communications is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a "communications lens" to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new media technologies, and more.
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Report
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Communications
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant

Publication date: 
12/2008
Most of foundations’ efforts to contribute ‘beyond the money’ has little beneficial impact on grantees. More than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant reveals that only when foundation staff provide assistance beyond the grant in one of two ways do grantees report a substantially more positive experience with their funders. Three exemplary foundations are profiled: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Winter Park Health Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation.
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Report
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Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
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The Wallace Foundation

Tech industry booming in New York

Release Date: 
04/28/2014
The tech sector in New York added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013 — a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the city during the same period, a report released Monday by state Controller Thomas DiNapoli shows. The tech firms in the city pay an...
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Workforce Development

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