January 2010 Issue

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Dear Colleague,

New year, new digs (yes! NCRP is moving), and new ways to be part of the NCRP community!

Plus, check out commentaries on "below the fold" community-based philanthropy, “horizontal giving,” fighting systemic racism and more!

News from NCRP

NCRP is moving!
As of February 1 our new address will be:

1331 H Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005

NCRP is now on Facebook and Twitter!
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Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy
Join NCRP, the Association of Small Foundations and others to learn how commitment, collaboration and creativity are transforming the Gulf Coast, and how strategies there can be used around the country.
22-24 Mar. 2010 | New Orleans, LA
http://katrinaatfive.org/

In Focus

Rethinking the Philanthropic Script: Community Philanthropy, Collective Giving and Giving Circles
By Darryl Lester and Athan Lindsay
in Responsive Philanthropy
(Summer 2009)

Million-dollar grants capture the headlines, but Lester and Lindsay are inviting the nation's institutional grantmakers to engage in strategic partnerships with "below the fold" community-based philanthropy, such as giving circles, to better serve communities of color and society as a whole.

Analysis and Commentary

New Report Demonstrates Power of "Horizontal Giving"
By Julia Craig

Organizing against Obesity
By Lisa Ranghelli

Transforming Race: Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama
By Andrew Grant-Thomas, Kirwan Institute

From the Vault

A Call to Action: Organizing to Increase the Effectiveness and Impact of Foundation Grantmaking

By Rick Cohen, March 2007

Many nonprofit organizations are constantly struggling to find enough resources to make their organizations more effective and sustainable. A Call to Action illustrates how the lack of core operating support is at the center of this struggle. It tells of the needs and aspirations of nonprofits by enabling them, in their own words, to share their stories.

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On the Side

Philanthropy Needs a Major Overhaul to Better Serve the Common Good
By Michael Edwards, Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Philanthropy Needs a Major Overhaul to Better Serve the Common Good By Michael Edwards, Chronicle of Philanthropy *Subscription required.

Philanthropy Needs a Major Overhaul to Better Serve the Common Good
By Michael Edwards, Chronicle of Philanthropy
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