I just finished a thorough reading of the Foundation Center’s 2011 Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates report.

In the past week we’ve heard bad news from two important cultural groups in our area.

With the economy looking better I’m hearing from more organizations that they are looking at starting, or in some cases restarting, work towards major capital projects.

Writing this blog for the PSGA site I know I have two main audiences: grant writers that work for a specific nonprofit and consultants who work for a variety of nonprofits.

I spoke to a nonprofit skills development workshop the other day about foundations and grant writing.

The most recent issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that giving improved in the first quarter of 2010.

It's been a busy month where I've had the chance to participate in grant maker roundtables in two communities--the PSGA event and the Oregon Nonprofit Leaders Conference in Medford.

I strive for this blog to be positive. Even when I raise tough issues, I try to suggest constructive ways of approaching issues.

A year ago we were all filled with a lot of uncertainty. The stock market was reaching its lows, having dropped from an all time high in October 2007 where it exceeded 14,000.

Grantmaker roundtables are about to begin again with PSGA’s Funders Forum on Friday, April 16th.