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Library
We have set up this library with articles and links related to various aspects of grants management. Perusing them will offer you the opportunity to gain some knowledge and insight into the grantmaking process -- from the burgeoning role of e-philanthropy in the 21st century to the wave of technology that is changing the grantmaking workflow.
| Articles on Philanthropic Issues and Grants Management | Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates (Requires the Acrobat Reader)
Based on research conducted by the Foundation Center, this report offers a "first look" at 2000 giving, together with actual aggregate 1999 giving and asset data for the more than 50,000 grantmaking foundations tracked by the Foundation Center.
What Choice Do You Really Have?
This feature article was published in the May/June 1999 issue of Foundation News & Commentary. It provides an overview of the recent mergers and acquisitions among sellers of grants management software. Learn about what's been happening and the outlook for our philanthropic market.
Technology Planning for 2001 and Beyond
A Foundation News & Commentary feature article that describes the thirteen things foundations need to consider when looking for near-term technology needs.
Technology: How Corporate Givers Are Taming Technology
This piece was published in the May/June 2000 issue of Foundation News & Commentary. It addresses how various corporate grantmaking organizations are starting to integrate various forms of technology into their grantmaking processes.
Technology: Grants Management Software Moves to the Web
Published in the July/August 2000 issue of Foundation News & Commentary, this article delves into the latest wave of Internet-based products and services created for grantmaking organizations.
Our Servant, Technology
Read about how the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foudation adopted a very proactive "investor approach" to philanthropy. This article was published in the Summer 2000 issue of "Family Matters," a quarterly newsletter from the Council on Foundations.
Compensation for Services in a Family Foundation
Should family foundations hire their own children to serve as executive director? Read about the pros and cons -- and legal ramifications -- of doing so in this piece published in the Association of Small Foundations newsletter.
Computer Game Puts Philanthropic Skills to the Test
Read about a new interactive computer game, created by a San Jose-based nonprofit organization, intended to test the philanthropi know-how of users and to spark local residents' interest in culture and the arts. This short piece was published in October 24, 2000 issue of Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly newsletter of the Foundation Center.
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