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THIS is a season of fiscal austerity for governments, and state and local officials across the country are threatening to cut programs that aim to help the less fortunate. With tax revenue down and budgets constrained, they say they have little choice. By Paul Sullivan.  Now,…

By Mitch AnthonyAs successful baby boomers liquidate businesses or transition to "doing something more meaningful with their lives," there is growing interest in capitalizing, in a philanthropic sense.  This sentiment is growing and there are not enough wealth managers in the marketplace that can provide the conversation…

Anonymous Gifts Are Growing, But Groups Are Under Pressure To Reveal Benefactors' Names As anonymous giving to charities increases, it's getting harder for donors to maintain the anonymous part. Wealthy philanthropists last year made 37 gifts of $5 million or more without publicly revealing their…

  Original Source By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country? A circle of successful businesswomen? A publicity-shy (or playful)…

Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…

Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Advisor, Communications NetworkBy Bruce S. TrachtenbergThe idea of time-limiting foundations seems to be gaining more traction. As counterpoint, a recent Philanthropy New York program asked: “What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?”PNY gathered a group of three leaders of foundations…

HAMILTON, Bermuda The Atlantic Philanthropies announced today that its chief executive officer, John R. Healy, will step down in September 2007. Mr Healy, who was appointed CEO for a five-year term in September 2001, has agreed to extend his term for an additional year before…

Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…

As The Atlantic Philanthropies began the final phases of closure, management knew that, as the largest limited life foundation to spend down its assets, it would be a model for the philanthropic sector, particularly to other foundations interested in the concept of limited life or…

AARP and the Foundation Center are Atlantic grantees. By Mindy Fetterman You used to have to wait for a loved one to die before you found out how much you were going to inherit — if you were going to inherit at all. No more.…