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Details coming soon.Foundations Encouraged to Experiment by White House Official
Sonal Shah, who directs the new White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, spoke last week at the University of Southern California’s Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy. In her remarks, she recommended that foundations pursue more “creative destruction” and take more risks. [more...]
Year-End Giving in 2009
According to a Chronicle of Philanthropy survey in December, 2009 year-end giving to nonprofits was no better than in 2008 for some two-thirds of organizations surveyed. End-of-year giving typically lagged last year’s levels for all types of organizations, with the exception of religious charities. [more...]
Mid-Year Budget Cuts Will Hit Nonprofits
Governor Rendell has announced $161 million in further cuts to Pennsylvania’s budget for 2009/2010. Funding for 33 line items - including health care facilities, bio-technology research, regional community colleges, rural cancer outreach, zoos and regional history centers – has been eliminated. [more...]
GWP’s Annual Meeting Focuses on “Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best”
At the 2010 Annual Meeting, GWP members heard from Aaron Dorfman (Executive Director, National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy) and Sue Santa (Vice President, The Philanthropy Roundtable) as they discussed the NCRP report, ”Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best.” [more...]
Absent Health Care Reform, Pennsylvania’s Safety Net Costs Will Rise Sharply
Health care reform may be expensive – but so is the status quo. The Urban Institute just released a state-by-state report, funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Without reform of the health care system, the best-case scenario is that Pennsylvania’s Medicaid programs for low-income and disabled populations will see cost increases of 52 percent over the next decade; the worst case scenario is nearly double that (101 percent). [more...]
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