Just Released, Statistics and More: Philanthropy Annual: 2007 From the Foundation Center
From the announcement:
The Foundation Center has released Philanthropy Annual: 2007 Review, a new yearly publication that highlights the news, issues, people, organizations, and giving trends that are shaping the
philanthropic field.
"Supporting the Foundation Center's goal to build wide public understanding of philanthropy, this volume will benefit anyone with an interest in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector," says Sara
Engelhardt, the Center's president, in the Annual's introduction.
The new compendium provides a full overview of organized philanthropy in all its forms, illustrating philanthropy's important role in society and its national and global impact. Its contents are drawn in part from Philanthropy News Digest (PND), the Center's daily online news service, as well as selected research findings in the annual Foundations Today Series and other Center sources.
Highlights include:
* topical issues covered in the mainstream and philanthropic press during 2007
* news of individuals who have dedicated their professional lives to working for the public good
* in-depth interviews and commentary from widely respected leaders and thinkers
* a sampling of books, periodicals, and blogs in the field
* key statistical information about U.S. grantmaking
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