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Give to or through a community foundation or other public foundation

... foundation. You may also choose to support one of the other public foundations in your area. A typical public ... Education Foundation. Public foundations offer giving opportunities and tax advantages similar to community ... Foundation Give to or through a community foundation or other public foundation ...

How much to give

... which are required by federal law to pay out annual grants totaling a minimum of 5 percent of their assets. ... strategic giving goals, business priorities, and a host of other factors.

Giving Story: R.J. Julia Booksellers

... book store, located in Madison, offers Roxanne plenty of opportunities to connect her passion for reading with her ... for Reach Out and Read, Books for Babies and a host of other literacy programs for people of all ages. Roxanne is ... of reading. “Whenever possible I try to partner with other organizations that are working to help families develop ...
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Funder Story
Audience: 
Consultants/Advisors
Corporate Giving
Donors
Topic(s): 
About Philanthropy
Collaboration
Funding Area: 
Education

Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for Partnerships Between California Foundations and State Policymakers

Publication date: 
04/2011
This Blueprint represents a coordinated effort by seven California foundations to highlight how foundations might engage in collaboration and partnership with state policymakers to address the issues and respond to the challenges facing the ALTC system in California.
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Best Practice
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff
Policy Makers
Topic(s): 
Grantmaking Issue
Funding Area: 
Aging

The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

Publication date: 
06/2011
A nationwide survey: “The Maturing of America—Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population.” The survey, administered in 2010 by ICMA, with more than 1,400 local governments responding out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the first “Maturing of America” survey conducted in 2005. In both cases, the findings were eye-opening.
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Report
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff
Policy Makers
Topic(s): 
Grantmaking Issue
Funding Area: 
Aging

The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

Publication date: 
06/2011
A nationwide survey: “The Maturing of America—Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population.” The survey, administered in 2010 by ICMA, with more than 1,400 local governments responding out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the first “Maturing of America” survey conducted in 2005. In both cases, the findings were eye-opening.
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Resource type: 
Report
Audience: 
Nonprofit Staff
Policy Makers
Topic(s): 
Grantmaking Issue
Funding Area: 
Aging

Baseline Survey Report for EngAGEment Initiative

Publication date: 
06/2011
To establish a baseline of information, this past June 2011, the Council surveyed its members and non-members to determine their current “aging” awareness, activities and future programming ideas. This baseline survey was conducted as part of the Council's work on the EngAGEment Initiative, a national program led by Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) on philanthropy and aging issues. The overall goal of this two-year initiative is to build Connecticut Funders’ understanding, interest and momentum around aging issues.
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Resource type: 
Survey Summary
Topic(s): 
Grantmaking Issue
Funding Area: 
Aging

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