Donor Resources

Designed especially for Community Foundation donors, this section contains a wealth of continuously updated information to inform your giving and assure effective grant making.

National Insights and Trends  
National Insights and Trends ARCHIVES >
Help on Foreclosures

While the current sub-prime crisis is making credit hard for most everyone to find, low-income ...


Proven Children's Charities Expand Their Reach

Look out Boy Scouts of America and 4-H -- there's a new breed of highly-successful youth ...


Market Volatility Calls for Long-Term Approach to Donating Securities

Donors waiting for just the right time to contribute their stocks to charity will be waiting a long ...


Microfinance's Appeal for Entrepreneurs

If you achieved affluence by building your own successful company, microfinance may provide you with ...


Issues That Matter ARCHIVES >
A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families

With funding from the Charles Stewart Mott and Annie E. Casey foundations, a team of Urban ...


Documenting Giving

I've spent much of my time at various institutions of learning grappling with the concept of the ...


New Thinking on Unlocking Board Expertise

In meetings across the country, fellow CEOs have regularly joined me in lamenting the phenomenon ...


KIDS COUNT -- But for How Much?

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has just released the 2008 Kids Count Data Book, a national ...


Inspiring Young People About Civic Engagement

Why did I get involved in volunteering? How did I decide to work in a nonprofit? What motivates me ...


Making Food Part of the Program

I recently visited some after-school/youth development programs in my community. These are good ...


Immigration Crackdowns Test Support Services

In the past year, federal raids on illegal immigrants have surpised many communities across the ...


Wall-E and the Consumerism of the Environmental Movement

Hold your breath, this young eco/film nerd has to go there- "Wall-E". The character is adorable, ...


Freakanomics Author on Wealthy Donors

If you delighted in the uncommon insights of Freakonomics, you will love what the New York Times ...


The Science of Judging Charity

The Los Angeles Times has launched their new "Charity Fundraising Database" in an attempt to ...


Blue Green is True Green

There are probably not many instances when in the normal course of conversation one would mention ...


Young Girls Taking the Lead

In reading idealist.org's blog today, I came across an interesting entry on the non-profit ...


New Strides on Affordable Laptops

Fair is fair. In the past I have harangued the likes of Dell and HP for not making a computer ...


Farming on the Up and Up

After reading a little piece by Alan Smith of "Living the American Green," this eco-nerd has ...


Communities of Opportunity

Whether or not one agrees with Barack Obama’s plan to continue to support federal funding of ...


Reports & Publications

Many Voices One Valley:  A Survey of the Mid-Hudson Valley

Dutchess County Report

Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofit Economic Impact Report

Putnam County Report

Ulster County Report

 

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