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San Diego Grantmakers
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"The older
I've gotten, the more I've come to believe that
leadership is a way of being, not a set of competencies
or skills."
--James A.
Joseph
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Corporation
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Register Now: 2009 SDG Annual Conference on
October 29
San Diego Grantmakers is pleased to announce that
the 2009 SDG Annual Conference will be
held on Thursday, October 29. We
will be returning to the lovely Joe and Vi Jacobs Center
again this year. Stay tuned for exciting news
about our speakers and workshop topics! The theme
this year is "The Future of Philanthropy:
Creating Silver Linings." During these troubled
economic times, we believe that it is more important
than ever for members of the local philanthropic
community to connect with each other and learn how to
have greater impact, even with limited funds
available.
Interested in sponsoring? Click here
(pdf) to download a sponsorship
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Member
& Community Partner News
YOUR ORGANIZATION COULD BE FEATURED
HERE! Don't forget to let SDG know what's new
with you, from grantmaking to awards, events, and more.
We want to share the good news about all of our members.
To submit an item for the newsletter, email nancy@sdgrantmakers.org.
SDG welcomes our new
intern, Sarah Sanqui. Sarah is a
student at UCSD.
The Bank of
America Charitable Foundation is now accepting
applications for its annual Neighborhood
Excellence Initiative. Area nonprofits can
apply online for
Neighborhood Builder awards, which grant $200,000
in unrestricted funds and leadership training over two
years. Also, community volunteers can receive a
Local Heroes award, with the bank giving $5,000 to an
eligible nonprofit of the winners'
choice.
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Featured Member
Benefits
Your membership in SDG includes a host
of different benefits! We wanted to remind you
of just a few. Note: you will need your SDG
username and password to log in to these members-only
features ( contact us if you need the login
info).
- The SDG Member Directory:
Only SDG members have access to this online
directory. Use it to locate contact
information for your colleagues or new funding
partners. You can search by organization,
individual name, giving area or giving level.
- Past Program Materials:
Wonder what you've missed at past SDG programs and
events? Check the members-only
section of our website for a repository of
materials (presentations, handouts, and resources)
from past programs like "Social Innovation, Social
Entrepreneurship and Cross Sector Partnerships" on May
8, or "Current Trends in Corporate Volunteerism" on
April 30.
If you have questions about these or any other SDG
member benefits, just let us
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New Report on
Giving Circle Impact
Giving circles have emerged the last decade as a
growing and significant philanthropic trend among donors
of all wealth levels and backgrounds. Past studies
have shown that the number of giving circles has
exploded across the country and that they are an
established philanthropic force. A new report
(pdf) released by the University of Nebraska at Omaha,
the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, and
the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, "The
Impact of Giving Together" specifically examines the
impact of giving circles on members' giving and civic
engagement. It finds that donors say they give
more, give more strategically, and are more
knowledgeable about nonprofit organizations and problems
in their communities when they participate in giving
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Philanthropic Headlines
Wall Street Journal: Tough Times
Call for Smarter Giving
"When wallets
get lean, checkbooks tend to stay closed -- and checks
to charity become rarer. Amid the recession and
stock-market losses, philanthropy consultants say all
donors are re-evaluating their giving. Those who would
normally give new charities a chance are sticking with
groups they know. Some are giving smaller gifts or none
at all. Over the past year, a number of corporations
have ended or trimmed their matching-gift
programs."
Chronicle:
America's Top Philanthropists Hold
Private Meeting to Discuss Global
Problems"In a quiet
meeting closed to the news media and the public, Bill
Gates, David Rockefeller Sr., Oprah Winfrey, and other
leading philanthropists met in New York this month to
discuss ways to promote charitable giving and make their
philanthropy more effective in fighting problems at home
and abroad."
"Women are taking an increasingly prominent role
in determining their household's charitable giving, with
high-income women in particular more likely to seek
financial advice and use sophisticated methods when
making donations, according to a new study sponsored by
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Fund."
Wall Street Journal:
Philanthropists Set Spending
Deadlines
"A growing
number of philanthropists are adopting spending
deadlines and sunset provisions to ensure urgent global
needs are addressed in a timely
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Resources
 New
Project Streamline Newsletter
Project Streamline, a
collaborative initiative of eight organizations,
including The Forum of Regional Associations of
Grantmakers, is working to improve grant application and
reporting in ways that reduce costs for both grantmakers
and grantseekers. Check out the Spring 2009 online newsletter to learn how grantmakers are right-sizing
application and reporting requirements.
Wit and Wisdom: Unleashing
the Philanthropic Imagination contains
interviews with philanthropic leaders,
including Ambassador James Joseph, Linetta Gilbert,
Tom Wacaster, Gayle Williams, Sybil Jordan Hampton, Jack
Murrah, Sherry Magill, Karl Stauber, and Lynn Huntley,
with a closing essay by Emmett Carson. Click here to
download the book (free) or read chapters
online.
2009 Proxy Preview: Helping
Foundations Align Investment and Mission
As You Sow provides a guide (pdf) to proxy
voting as a way for foundations to leverage assets to
fulfill missions by backing corporate social and
environmental practices.
Foundation
Diversity Policies and Practices Toolkit
This new toolkit (large pdf),
produced by The California Endowment, shows the breadth
of diversity as it is addressed throughout many aspects
of grantmaking. The toolkit offers a sampling of the
statements, forms and templates currently employed by
leading foundations, for the purpose of helping other
interested funders to advance their own inclusion
efforts.
Private Foundation
Update: What You Need to Know for
2009
Thanks to Northern Trust for sharing
this handout (pdf) prepared by
their Tax Strategist, Grace
Allison.
Philanthropic Capacity
Building Resources (PCBR) Database
The searchable PCBR database (maintained
by the Human Interaction Resource Institute) contains
401 descriptions of capacity-building programs being
carried out by U.S. foundations. PCBR also contains 25
profiles of intermediary organizations that serve as
bridges between foundations and
nonprofits.
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Upcoming SDG
Programs
The San Diego
Foundation, 2508 Historic Decatur Rd, Ste 200, San Diego
CA 92106
Click
here for a
complete list of SDG programs. To RSVP, please call
(619) 744-2180 or email programs@sdgrantmakers.org (include your full name and organizational
affiliation with your response, please).
Reminder: SDG programs are open
only to member grantmakers and nonmember grantmakers as
invited. |
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Other Events of
Interest
September 22-24, 2009
Minneapolis,
MN
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| This online
SDGrantmakers Update is published by San Diego Grantmakers to help
SDG members meet the challenges of philanthropy today.
Our mission is to connect, educate, develop, and inspire
a diverse group of foundations and corporations to
stimulate effective philanthropy in the San Diego
region. Copies of past editions are archived here.
Contact Nancy Jamison, 619/744.2180 or nancy@sdgrantmakers.org
to suggest article ideas or submit news
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