November 30, 2010

Arizona Community Foundation Awards Grants to Phoenix Non-Profits
The Arizona Republic
By Sadie Jo Smokey
11/29/10
The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) announced that it awarded more than $1 million to fund 11 projects around the state. By 2013, more than 600 apartments and single-family homes will be built, redeveloped or rehabilitated and sold with seed money from ACF.
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November 29, 2010

Foundation Sharpens Focus on Philanthropy
The Columbus Dispatch
By Rita Price
11/28/10
This fundraiser doesn’t want you to wonder where the money went. The Columbus Foundation is telling donors upfront, and in detail, about plans for the $1.5 million that officials hope to provide for seven area charities hit hard by demand because of the recession. Industry analysts say [...]

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November 24, 2010

These Children Are Not Someone Else’s Responsibility
RE: Philanthropy
By Rita L. Soronen
11/23/10
The executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption recognizes National Adoption Awareness Month and emphasizes the need and opportunity for philanthropy to help secure permanent, loving homes for America’s foster children.
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards $1.2M in Grants to Improve [...]

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November 23, 2010

Local Donors Make the Difference
RE: Philanthropy
By Alicia Philipp
11/22/10
The president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta highlights the role of her organization and community foundations nationally in engaging donors and expanding philanthropy’s impact.
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Danville Regional Foundation Boosts Smart Beginnings
Danville Register & Bee
By Catherine Amos
11/22/10
The Danville Regional Foundation believes in the youth of the Dan [...]

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