Trusts & Foundations
Loading ...The Celebrity Foundation Directory
March 1, 2010The Foundation Center in America recently published a celebrity foundation directory detailing more than 1,600 foundations started by “VIPs in the fields of business, entertainment, politics, and sports”. Through their private foundations, many notable individuals have made significant contributions to charities and it’s a trend that will only increase in years to come as it’s a [...]
Invisible Grantmakers
February 26, 2010Invisible Grantmakers is an annual publication produced since 1998 in a limited edition of 500 copies per year by Social Partnership Marketing. Eeach report lists and describes 100 different grantmaking trusts and foundations that are not featured in the popular trust directories of the DSC or CAF. Entries in the 2010 edition have a collective asset [...]
Cross-border Philanthropy in Europe
February 4, 2010I came across a blog recently from Guidestar International which was commenting on a conference held in December last year at the Academy of European Law concerning cross-border philanthropy in Europe. For a long time now, national barriers and complicated legal and fiscal frameworks across Europe have not only provided little incentive for donors to give to other [...]
High Net Worth Individuals, Individual Giving, Philanthropy, Trusts & Foundations
A layman’s views on strategy
December 7, 2009A couple of weeks ago I travelled to a meeting with a Trustee of a major grant giver. We have known each other for years and enjoy a good blether about the sector. I always find his observations extremely interesting and value our time together.
We talked a lot about charity’s strategic plans and two things he said [...]
How do trusts & foundations react in a recession?
August 21, 2009There’s been a lot of speculation in recent months about the effect the recession will have on trust and foundation giving, both now and in the near future. As many trusts and foundations distribute money earned on their invested capital, it is thought the negative impact will take some time to filter through. The extent [...]
New Online Tool Maps US Foundation Philanthropy Worldwide
July 23, 2009The Foundation Center in the US has just launched a new interactive mapping tool that illustrates both US foundation grantmakers and their recipients worldwide. When I first saw Philanthropy In/Sight I thought it was genius – utilising Google maps to visualise grantmaking from America. So why do I feel short-changed?
Delving deeper I took the online tour, [...]
Researching Trusts and Foundations in the UK
June 22, 2009Trust and foundations are often the bread and butter source of funding for many charities and institutions. Unlike other fundraising sectors the depth and breadth of resources for finding funding from trusts and foundations in the UK is fairly limited. Although this makes accessing key resources easier, it does present some problems when researching trusts, [...]
UK grants search engine that’s free!
June 18, 2009GrantsNet gives information about grant schemes available to businesses and charities in the UK. It’s kind of like a grants search engine where you can search by region and/or activity and it brings up a list of potential funders, mainly trusts and foundations, but it does also list government schemes etc. I’ve never used this [...]
The Australian Directory of Philanthropy
June 17, 2009The Australian Directory of Philanthropy lists around 350 trusts and foundations in Australia. It features tips on how to apply for grants, write submissions as well as tax information. You can buy the directory either as a book (AUS$65) or subscribe to their online service (AUS$75). The online directory provides better ongoing up to date [...]
Foundation Finder
Foundation Finder provides addresses, web sites, and fiscal data on many of America’s foundations. You can also download the latest and historical IRS returns which are very useful in finding out who key contacts are and often who they’ve funded in the past. The database is free and easy to use.
If you’re looking for specific [...]
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