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EFFECTIVE PRACTICES IN PHILANTHROPY — 2010
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $50,000
Washington, DC
General support for a national membership association of grantmakers to increase their effectiveness and that of their nonprofit partners.
 
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc. $50,000
Baton Rouge, LA
Project support for the Louisiana Effective Leadership Program.
 
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy $25,000
Washington, DC
General support, especially for NCRP's campaign to develop and promote "Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best".
 
Neighborhood Funders Group, Inc. $20,000
Washington, DC
General support for a national membership association of grantmakers who fund community-based development.
 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation $150,000
Washington, DC
General support to support the implementation of the Success Measures Data System and training program for improving and demonstrating impact in communities.
 
Nonprofit Finance Fund $100,000
New York, NY
General support for research, education, advisory and lending services to help nonprofit and foundations improve their "Financial Management in Tough Times."
 
Philanthropy New York $15,000
New York, NY
Project support for the Asset Funders Network to increase both the amount and the impact of philanthropic funding on asset building activities.
 
Philanthropy Northwest $5,000
Seattle, WA
Project support for PRI Makers Network.
 
Salzburg Global Seminar $100,000
Middlebury, VT
Support for the initiative "Optimizing Institutional Philanthropy in the 21st Century".
 
The State of the USA $250,000
Washington, DC
General support to develop publicly accessible, credible, and relevant data on key national indicators, developed in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences, that measure the position and progress of the U.S. across a wide set of issues.
 
Wyclef Jean Foundation, Inc. $25,000
New York, NY
Project support for Haitian earthquake relief.
 
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