Economy:
- Signs That, Amid Tough Times, Americans Will Keep Giving
Christian Science Monitor: Most donors plan to give to charity in coming months, an online survey finds. History bears that out. - The Quickest, Most Helpful Thing Foundations Can Do
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy blog: One suggestion I haven’t seen is a call to release restrictions on grants, and proactively contact grantees and invite them to reprogram the use of restricted grant funds. This might be the quickest, most powerful way for foundations to help their grantees.
Local:
- Tom Petters: Giving That Hurts
Star Tribune: Charities that invested with Tom Petters dropped the ball when it came to making wise choices with donated funds, experts say. - Petters Fraud Case Shakes his Family Foundations
Star Tribune: The future of the Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation is in doubt, and another named for his son is bracing for fallout from the investment fraud investigation. - Pilot Program Creates Jobs to Coordinate Care
Star Tribune: Health officials are using a $6 million grant from the Robina Foundation to see whether a new kind of health care worker can help the chronically ill get better care and save money.
National:
- The Philanthropy 400
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Donations to nonprofit groups on The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 400 list (the 400 charities that raise the most from private sources) grew 4.5 percent last year, but many of the most-successful charities say they are already feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown. - Club Generosity
Forbes: Great wealth often inspires good works. Here’s a look at the philanthropy-adjusted fortunes of some of the more generous — and miserly — members of The Forbes 400. - Accountability Should Be a Two-Way Street
Philanthropy Journal: The problems are twofold: We don’t know much about what we are talking about, and we don’t force any of this kind of thinking on ourselves. (Written by an anonymous veteran foundation officer.)
