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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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Instead, we rely on a data set called the Foundation 1000. What is the Foundation 1000? In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S. private and community foundations. i Even though the Foundation 1000 makes up only about 1% of U.S.

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Keynote by George McCully at NTC Boston

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The theme of NTC Boston2005 was "Enabling Technology Funding: Issues for Grantmakers and Grantseekers." m a trustee of a small family foundation, not by family, thank god.??? In the last five years, 1,000 private foundations have been created in MA. The new foundations are the ones to go after. Most aren???t

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

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Most colleges and universities, including community colleges, fall under the category of 501(c)(3) public charities within the U.S. They generate revenue through tuition, fees, and federal funds; and like other nonprofits, they also rely on charitable gifts to operate. . Philanthropic funding to community colleges .

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