Emmy-award winning musician, composer, author and philanthropist Peter Buffett to open CSF's annual conference in Vail. Peter's latest venture, his inspiring new book titled Life Is What You Make It, discusses his upbringing as the son of Warren Buffett and finding his own path to fulfillment.
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Project Streamline has released three more guides to help grantmakers streamline their practices. Making Streamlining Stick, Right-Sizing the Grantmaking Process, and Streamlining Online Grant Applications: A Review of Vendors, help grantmakers begin a streamlining effort, increase the net impact of their grants by right-sizing, and choose online systems that truly streamline their applications. For more information and to access the available Guides, visit www.projectstreamline.org.
Philanthropy In/Sight is a new, interactive mapping tool designed for grantmakers, policy makers, researchers--anyone interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world today. It combines the Foundation Center's rich data on grantmakers and their grants with familiar Google maps to tell the story of philanthropy through compelling visual portraits. Choosing from a wide range of criteria, you can quickly create customized maps that reveal patterns of giving and funding relationships as never before. To access a webinar which provides an overview of Philanthropy In/Sight or to log on to software, log on to the Members Only section of www.c-s-f.org* and select Philanthropy In/Sight from the Members Only navigation menu.
Visit the Foundation Center's Foundations for Education Excellencewebsite, an online resource exchange focused on helping foundations leverage federal education funds. The website also offers useful maps and research as well as upcoming events and an archive of past events.
Featured Foundation New Mexico Women's Foundation
Santa Fe, New Mexico
One of CSF's newest members, the New Mexico Women's Foundation believes that projects and organizations, especially in underserved areas of New Mexico, have the best ability to encourage and develop women's creativity and lead them to establish cottage industries, which will generate much needed income and promote positive social change for thousands of women and girls in New Mexico. Learn more about the Women's Cottage Industries program, inlcuding Micro-lending grants and the Rag Rug Festivals and Design Collectives, by visiting www.nmwf.org.
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