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FAMOUS WILLS, BEQUESTS, TRUSTS, LEGACIES
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(i.e. long term financial arrangements; pulitzer prize and the Nobel
prize)
http://www.nobelchannel.com/
This is a very comprehensive sites sponsored by Swedish Television and
IMG/TWI
See Home ą Alfred Nobel ą Nobel’s Will
During his final years, Nobel developed the idea of creating a prize
that would encourage scientific progress, thereby improving the human
condition. In his last will and testament, dated November 27, 1895,
Nobel specified how the portion of his estate to be used for such
prizes would be distributed.
http://www.pulitzer.org/
This is the official site of the Pulitzer Prizes
Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment of American
journalism. Hungarian-born, an intense indomitable figure, Pulitzer
was the most skillful of newspaper publishers, a passionate crusader
against dishonest government, a fierce, hawk-like competitor who did
not shrink from sensationalism in circulation struggles, and a
visionary who richly endowed his profession.
http://www.macfound.org/about_us/index.htm
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private,
independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and
individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition.
***** The MacArthur Fellows Program is one of the most famous and
generous awards today. It awards five-year unrestricted fellowships to
individuals across all ages and fields who show exceptional merit and
promise of continued and enhanced creative work.
http://www.mrgfoundation.org/text/donate/kim_klein.php
MRG | McKenzie River Gathering Foundation
You Should Have a Will -- The Bequest
A bequest is one of the oldest methods of supporting non-profits. One
of the first and most famous bequests was given by Ben Franklin in
1790. He left the equivalent of $4,000 (in British pounds) to be split
between the people of the State of Pennsylvania and the city of
Philadelphia. The state received 76 percent of the bequest and the
city 24 percent. He left it on the condition it not be touched for 200
years.
In 1998, his bequest was worth $2.3 million and it can now be spent.
***** There are several other examples in this article.
http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/top100assets.html
Top 100 US Foundations by Asset Size
***** See many other research reports under
http://fdncenter.org/research/
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FUNDING SOCIAL CHANGE – HISTORY AND TRENDS
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(i.e., effects on human behavior; kind of law and kind of cultural)
http://www.cof.org/whatis/grants/index.htm
Great Grants Archives
Because foundations serve as society’s research and development
arm--by funding programs that explore new problem-solving
approaches--much of value is learned from those foundation-funded
experiments that don’t work out as well as the wide-impact successes
described here. ***** Includes a searchable directory of grants.
http://www.fex.org/pdfs/fundingtomorrow.pdf
Funding Exchange – Funding Tomorrow’s Change Today
Founded in 1979 by wealthy donors with a new philanthropy of Change,
not Charity, the Funding Exchange (FEX) is a network of 15 community
funds across the country÷from Appalachia to California, New England to
Hawaii÷with a national office in New York City.
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RESEARCHERS, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
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(i.e., professor … who has done work on this topic)
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/philanthropy/
Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
The Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy acts as a catalyst for
understanding and action at the intersection of the public, private,
and nonprofit sectors by providing information and analysis that is of
value to decision makers in the three sectors.
The Center does this in two ways. First, we conduct research on
philanthropy, volunteerism, and the nonprofit sector. And second, we
communicate the findings and their implications to key decision makers
through convenings such as forums and roundtables.
***** See especially the Research Projects and Research Reports
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/gsas/swri/
Boston College Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI)
Research on Cultural Life in an Age of Affluence
The Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI) is a multidisciplinary
research center specializing in the study of spirituality, wealth,
philanthropy, and other aspects of cultural life in an age of
affluence. Founded in 1970, SWRI is a recognized authority on the
relation between economic wherewithal and philanthropy, the
motivations for charitable involvement, and the underlying meaning and
practice of care.
http://ase.tufts.edu/socanth/OstranderCV.htm
SUSAN A. OSTRANDER
Professor of Sociology
Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
(617) 627-3561
http://www.arisnet.com/
Academic Research Information System
GrantsInfo.com -- We are now offering to the public our complete
database of funding information in the Arts, Humanities, Social
Sciences, Natural Sciences and Biomedical Sciences. Thousands of
programs are listed!
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/zphilres.htm
Philanthropy Research Centers
***** Offers a long list of links to academic research centers that
focus on philanthropy.
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GENERAL RESOURCES ON PHILANTHROPY AND CHARITABLE GIVING
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http://www.cof.org/
For over 50 years, the Council on Foundations has helped foundation
staff, trustees and board members in their day-to-day grantmaking
activities. Through one-to-one technical assistance, research,
publications, conferences and workshops, legal services, and a wide
array of other services, the Council addresses the important issues
and challenges that face foundations and corporate funders.
http://www.charitytimes.com/pages/features/feature%20archive/social%20exclusion.htm
READY FOR CHANGE -- BEQUESTS
Bequest/Legacy giving is one the most effective and dependable ways of
raising money for long term good causes. It allows people to express
their gratitude for the help they themselves or family members have
received. As people are living longer and family ties are weaker the
market for bequests has grown, as has the value of bequests,
especially if they are tied to property prices.
http://www.nng.org/
The National Network of Grantmakers (NNG) is an organization of
individuals involved in funding social and economic justice, not a
funding group. NNG is committed to the goal of increasing resources,
financial and otherwise, to organizations working for social change.
Our members are individual donors, foundation staff, board, and
grantmaking committee members. Founded in 1980, NNG provides services
to both funders and practitioners or grantseekers.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/philanthropy/research-papers/RP5-schervish.pdf
The Modern Medici – Patterns, Motivations, and Giving Strategies of
the Wealthy
***** This is a 49-page report
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/gsas/swri/swri_features_wealth_transfer_report.htm
January 06, 2003
The Largest Intergenerational Wealth Transfer in History is Still
Valid
Despite the economic downturn and the fall of the equity markets, the
nationally noted projection that a wealth transfer of at least
$41-trillion will take place in the United States by the year 2052
remains valid.
***** Be sure to check out the selection of Books, Reports and
Articles
http://www.charitynavigator.org/#
Charity Navigator provides in-depth, objective analysis of the
financial health of more than 2,100 of America's largest charities,
for free.
http://fdncenter.org/about/
The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve philanthropy
by promoting public understanding of the field and helping
grantseekers succeed.
http://philanthropy.com/free/sitemap.htm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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