Federal grants under the economic stimulus bill

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has created substantial new grant opportunities for nonprofits. For an overview of programs covered, you can skim our Special Reports to learn more.
Here is a sampling of grant funding opportunities to watch for and where you might see the opportunities coming up at the federal grants site or your [...]

Gratitude for Grantmakers

The National Council of Nonprofits, convener of the Nonprofit Congress, just issued this press release (we don’t usually post them up wholesale, but this issue was too important to ignore):
Generosity of Foundations Celebrated by National Council of Nonprofits
Washington, DC (Dec. 9) – Both despite and because of the nation’s growing economic crisis, several grantmakers are [...]

Public Confidence – A Matter of Concern

I received a call from a reporter recently asking me about my reactions to the results of Paul Light’s latest Organizational Performance Initiative survey indicating that the public’s confidence in the nonprofit sector was declining. The survey has not been officially released but was reported in an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy (Public Confidence [...]