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::::::::::::::: QUOTATION OF THE WEEK ::::::::::::::::

"...Instead of increasing government resources for the
working poor, President Bush's faith-based initiative
shifts federal responsibility of social services to
religious charities through a plan that breeds religious
competition, invites the political abuse of religious
groups, sanctions government funded religious
discrimination and undermines the autonomy of religion."

-- Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, executive director of the
Interfaith Alliance, commenting on a report produced by
the National Priorities Project. (Interfaith Alliance Press
Release 04/16/01).

::::::::::::::: IN THE NEWS ::::::::::::::::

-- Tax Credit Proposal Has Nonprofits Worried
-- Study Shows Gender Differences in Charitable Giving
-- APRA Survey Profiles Development Researchers
-- Interfaith Alliance, Religious Leaders Unveil Report on
Federal Budget Priorities
-- Study Outlines Trends in Giving in Maryland
-- Foundation Center Publication Measures Growth of
Program-Related Investments
-- Maryland Institute College of Art Announces $6 Million
Gift for Art and Design Technology Building
-- Bates College Receives Three Mellon Foundation Grants
Totaling $1 Million
-- Packard Foundation Announces Grant to UC Santa Cruz for
Coastal Ecosystems Monitoring Project
-- Gates Foundation Education Grants to Be Evaluated by
Research Institutes

Tax Credit Proposal Has Nonprofits Worried

According to an article in the San Jose Mercury News,
charities are concerned about a provision in the
president's tax plan that, if approved, would only allow
tax credits for gifts given to "charities addressing
poverty and its impact."

Nonprofit groups not involved in addressing issues related
to poverty are not only concerned that the Bush plan will
affect their donations but also that the provision creates
a hierarchy among charities.

"The tax code should provide incentives for giving. But it
[should] let people decide for themselves what to give to,"
said Sara Melendez, president of Independent Sector
(http://www.indepsec.org/), a nonprofit coalition of
foundations, nonprofit organizations, and corporations.

In the president's plan, taxpayers would receive a state
tax credit of up to 50 percent of the amount of gifts to
charities that work to address problems related to poverty.
Donations from individuals of $500 or more would be
eligible for the credit, while corporations and married
couples would have to give at least $1,000 to qualify.

The Bush administration maintains that money to fund the
credit could come from the Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) program, which directs federal welfare
block grants to the states to help families get out of
poverty. However, no new federal money is expected to be
directed to the program, said Leslie Lenkowski, a professor
of philanthropy at Indiana University and a White House
adviser.

Instead, the administration is expected to argue that
because welfare rolls have declined substantially around
the country, surplus grant money could be used to fund
the credit. According to the Department of Health and Human
Services, the program ran a surplus of nearly $5 billion
last year.

Boudreau, John. "Proposed Tax Credit Concerns Charities."
San Jose Mercury News 04/08/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004084.html

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Study Shows Gender Differences in Charitable Giving

A new study from market research and polling firm Harris
Interactive (http://www.harrisinteractive.com/) finds that
men are more motivated by tax benefits to give to charity
than women, the Wall Street Journal reports. The study was
based on a survey of approximately 2,000 adults, including
400 women and 600 men defined as "wealthy" (i.e., net
assets of $500,000 or more and household incomes of at least
$150,000).

The report found that 41 percent of the wealthy men
surveyed said they were motivated to give to charity by tax
incentives, compared to 29 percent of the wealthy women. In
addition, 86 percent of the women surveyed noted they were
inspired to give because they identified with a cause,
while only 66 percent of wealthy men said they gave because
they felt strongly about a charity's mission.

Men and women in the survey also identified with different
causes, with wealthy men more likely to donate to political
groups, civil rights groups, and arts and cultural
organizations, while women were more likely to support
services for the homeless and medical and health charities.

Chaker, Anne Marie. "Charitable Donations Are Shown To Vary
by Gender, Study Shows." Wall Street Journal 04/13/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004085.html

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APRA Survey Profiles Development Researchers

According to a new survey from the Association of
Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA), the typical
nonprofit development researcher is a woman 35 to 44 years
of age who earns $30,000 to $35,000 a year, has a college
education and four to five years of research experience,
and works in an office where the research budget is $24,000
and the most valuable resources are fee-based services and
in-house files.

The APRA survey offers an in-depth look at the individuals
who research, track, and manage information about potential
donors to a variety of educational institutions and
nonprofit organizations. The results offer insights into
researchers' demographics, pay, and professional tools.

"This study shows that prospect research has come of age,"
commented APRA president Michel Hudson. "Our members are
well-educated, have extensive experience, and wield broad
budgetary responsibility. In future surveys we'll be
watching closely to see if salaries catch up with the
profession's growing importance."

APRA, which compiled the results from a survey of members
conducted last summer, plans to conduct the survey annually
in order to provide comparative data on the state of its
membership and the prospect research profession.

To download an executive summary of the survey results,
visit the APRA Web site: http://www.aprahome.org/survey.pdf.

"Development Researchers: Who Does What and for How Much."
Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement
Press Release 04/11/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004088.html

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Interfaith Alliance, Religious Leaders Unveil Report on
Federal Budget Priorities

Joined by leaders from the National Council of Churches of
Christ; Network, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby;
the Muslim Public Affairs Council; and Pax Christi USA:
National Catholic Peace Movement, officials from the
Interfaith Alliance (http://www.interfaithalliance.org/)
have unveiled "Tax Day: How the Federal Government Spends
Your Income Tax," a report produced by the National
Priorities Project (http://www.natprior.org/).

The report provides a detailed analysis of how federal
income tax dollars contributed by Washington, D.C.,
taxpayers are allocated to different budget priorities.
According to the report, 22 cents of every dollar paid by
D.C. residents in federal income tax is earmarked for
military spending, compared to two cents for city housing
programs and half a cent for job training programs.

"The report findings illustrate the disturbing trend to
spend almost 50 percent of our discretionary budget on
military and defense, compared with fractions on education,
nutrition programs or job training," said the Rev. Dr. C.
Welton Gaddy, executive director of the Interfaith
Alliance.

"These numbers reflect budget priorities that clearly
place a higher moral value on building weapons than ade-
quately funding programs which address the needs of the
hungry, suffering and struggling in our midst," Gaddy
added. "Instead of increasing government resources for the
working poor, President Bush's faith-based initiative shifts
federal responsibility of social services to religious
charities through a plan that breeds religious competition,
invites the political abuse of religious groups, sanctions
government funded religious discrimination and undermines
the autonomy of religion."

To raise concerns about what it sees as flawed budget
priorities and the lack of resources available to those in
need, the Alliance will convene grassroots forums comprised
of local religious, civic, and government leaders to
discuss the impact of President Bush's faith-based proposal
on the needs of communities. Findings from these forums
will be forwarded to elected leaders and officials in the
White House Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives.

"Interfaith Alliance Joins Religious Leaders To Release
Report on Federal Budget Priorities on Tax Day." Interfaith
Alliance Press Release 04/16/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004092.html

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Study Outlines Trends in Giving in Maryland

A new study to be released later this month by the
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
(http://www.abagmd.org/) and the Baltimore Giving Project
(http://www.baltimoregivingproject.org/) finds that the
average Maryland taxpayer contributes less to charity than
his or her counterpart in other states.

The study, "The State of Giving in Maryland," reports on
individual, foundation, and corporate giving trends and
challenges in Maryland, with an emphasis on central
Maryland.

Among its findings, the study reports that approximately
one-third (33 percent) of the grantmaking foundations in
the central Maryland region have been created since 1996,
with more than ninety foundations established in 2000
alone. Over the past five years, these new foundations
distributed more than $35.7 million in grants.

The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers and the
Baltimore Giving Project commissioned the report to develop
a baseline measure of regional and statewide philanthropy.
Data for the report were compiled from various sources,
including Jankowski and Associates, the Maryland Secretary
of State's Office, the Foundation Center
(http://www.fdncenter.org/), and the Baltimore Business
Journal (http://baltimore.bcentral.com/baltimore).

"Study Outlines Charitable Giving Trends and Challenges in
Maryland." Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers Press
Release 04/13/01.
http://www.abagmd.org/info-url2446/infourl_show.htm?doc_id55817

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004086.html

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Foundation Center Publication Measures Growth of Program-
Related Investments

While most foundations make grants to support their
programmatic interests, some funders also use alternative
forms of financing to supply capital to the nonprofit
sector. Taking the form of loans, loan guarantees, and
other investments made for charitable purposes, program-
related investments (PRIs) are commonly used to support
community revitalization, low-income housing, micro-
enterprise development, historic preservation, human
services, education, church renovations, and many other
types of projects.

Just published by the Foundation Center, "The PRI Directory:
Charitable Loans and Other Program-Related Investments by
Foundations" reports that PRI distributions from U.S.
foundations topped $266 million in 1999, up from $147
million in 1997. But while the level of PRI financing has
grown dramatically, the number of "active" funders has
remained fairly steady since the mid-1990s.

The PRI Directory also includes an analysis of PRI trends
based on a sample of 133 leading PRI providers. Among the
key findings, community development retained the largest
share of PRI support, while the share for housing declined.
By comparison, PRI financing increased for educational
institutions -- nearly 15 percent of all PRI dollars
supported education in 1998-1999, compared to less than 5
percent as recently as 1993-1994.

The share of PRI support also increased in the late 1990s
for health, the arts, and the environment, while decreasing
slightly for human services and church support. Roughly half
of PRI dollars in the sample were for capital projects --
building, renovation, and equipment (36 percent) and other
capital projects (15 percent), while the share of PRI
dollars for non-capital special projects and programs
jumped to one-third by mid-decade, up from only 16 percent
earlier in the decade.

To download a copy of the trends report from the new
directory (16 pages, PDF), visit:
http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/pdf/01pri_ex.pdf.

"Foundation Center Releases The PRI Directory."
Foundation Center Press Release 04/17/01.
http://fdncenter.org/about/news/pr_0104a.html

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004093.html

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Maryland Institute College of Art Announces $6 Million Gift
for Art and Design Technology Building

The Maryland Institute College of Art (http://www.mica.edu/)
has received a $6 million gift from Eddie and Sylvia Brown
-- the largest single gift in its 175-year history -- for
the construction of its first new academic building in
nearly a century.

The gift, one of the largest ever made by an African-
American businessman, grew out of the Browns' experience as
parents of a MICA student, their personal respect for and
interest in the college's vision for the future, and their
longstanding commitment to the arts and the city of
Baltimore.

Brown, founder and president of Baltimore-based Brown
Capital Management, one of the country's leading African
American-owned investment-management firms, has been a
regular panelist on the PBS program "Wall $treet Week with
Louis Rukeyser" for the past twenty-two years and is active
in community affairs, serving on the boards of numerous
arts and charitable organizations.

"The Browns' gift is very exciting for the college," said
MICA president Fred Lazarus. "It is a major step towards
the future for the college, creates a landmark building for
Baltimore, and develops the facilities to educate artists
for generations to come. A gift of this magnitude takes the
college to a new level of support and acknowledges our
position as one of the nation's top colleges of art and
design."

The new structure, to be called the Brown Center, will
house a 550-seat auditorium and will also be the home for
electronically based programs at the undergraduate and
graduate levels, which have grown exponentially in recent
years in response to student demand.

"It's clear that educating talented artists in digital
technologies is going to become more and more crucial be-
cause businesses will need this expertise," noted Brown.
"I am an investor. That's my business, and it's also my
philosophy of life. I believe in investing to promote
growth and achievement. That's the return we will all get
by making this new academic building happen for MICA and
for the city of Baltimore."

"Maryland Institute College of Art Receives $6 Million Gift
for Brown Center Art & Design Technology Building."
Maryland Institute of Art Press Release 04/16/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004091.html

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Bates College Receives Three Mellon Foundation Grants
Totaling $1 Million

Bates College (http://www.bates.edu/) in Lewiston, Maine,
has been awarded three grants from the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation (http://www.mellon.org) totaling $1 million.

The awards from the New York City-based foundation include
a $250,000 grant to establish an Office of College and
Community Collaboration in recognition of the work begun
through LA Excels, a college-community partnership with
the stated goal of establishing a "vision of excellence"
for the Lewiston-Auburn community; a $450,000 grant in
support of the Learning Associates initiative to strengthen
senior thesis work (with special emphasis in the humanities)
at the school; and a $300,000 grant to support the school's
environmental studies program and establish a new learning
associate position in environmental studies. In addition,
an Office of College and Community Collaboration will con-
tinue to make possible the close association of the college
and the Lewiston-Auburn community.

Funding provided for the Learning Associates initiative in
the humanities will be used over a four-year period to
enhance the senior thesis experience, a critical and
creative milestone for Bates students. Building a program
of academic enrichment in core disciplines, the grant will
support the participation of non-faculty learning
associates as key members of student thesis teams, as well
as a scholarly journal and an annual symposium devoted to
humanistic pursuits.

The three-year, $300,000 environmental studies award will
support the school's five-year-old environmental studies
program, which draws significantly from all three of the
existing divisions in the Bates curriculum -- humanities,
natural sciences, and social sciences.

"Bates College Receives Three Mellon Grants Totaling $1
Million for Civic Work, Senior Theses, Environmental
Studies." Bates College Press Release 04/11/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004089.html

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Packard Foundation Announces Grant to UC Santa Cruz for
Coastal Ecosystems Monitoring Project

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
(http://www.packfound.org) has announced a $2,285,000 grant
to the University of California, Santa Cruz to support
continued study of coastal ecosystems as part of a long-
term collaborative research project involving four major
universities in California and Oregon. The grant augments
an earlier five-year, $17.7 million grant from the
foundation that was shared by the four institutions, and
brings UCSC's portion of the combined amount to the same
level as that of its partner institutions.

The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal
Oceans (PISCO) (http://www.piscoweb.org) involves
researchers at UCSC, UC Santa Barbara, Oregon State
University, and Stanford who are studying communities of
organisms in near-shore habitats. The near-shore zone,
which extends approximately six miles from the shoreline,
is heavily influenced by human activities but not
particularly well understood, said Peter Raimondi and Mark
Carr, UCSC's principal investigators on the project.

Data gathered from fifty-seven study sites along a 1,200-
mile stretch of coastline has already yielded valuable
information about how different populations responded to
the most recent El Nino, which brought changes in ocean
currents, water temperatures, and climate conditions.

The new funding will enable PISCO researchers to expand
their activities in several critical areas, including
molecular genetics, near-shore oceanography, and selective
tagging of marine species. In their studies of coastal fish
populations, for example, they are pursuing several new
lines of research on species that inhabit the kelp beds and
rocky reefs in the sub-tidal zone.

"This significant augmentation from the Packard Foundation
recognizes the outstanding work spearheaded by UCSC, as
well as the potential for significant advances in
understanding coastal ecosystems," said Jane Lubchenco, a
PISCO principal investigator at Oregon State.

"Coastal Research Project at UC Santa Cruz Receives Major
Boost in Funding." AScribe News Service Press Release
04/10/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004089.html

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Gates Foundation Education Grants to Be Evaluated by
Research Institutes

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(http://www.gatesfoundation.org) has announced that the
Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes of Research
(http://www.air-dc.org) and SRI International
(http://www.air.com), an independent research institute
headquartered in Menlo Park, California, will collaborate
on a multi-year study of the impact the foundation's grants
have on students, schools, and the sustainability of
education reform efforts.

"We intend for our grants to be the most publicly
scrutinized educational initiatives," said Tom Vander Ark,
executive director of education for the Gates Foundation.
"The data and analysis provided from AIR and SRI's work
will ensure that we can provide that kind of transparency."

To date, the foundation has committed $350 million to help
support model schools and school districts throughout the
country as well as improved professional development
opportunities for teachers, principals, and
superintendents. The evaluation by AIR and SRI will focus
on three areas: the success of efforts of scale; the effect
of foundation initiatives on student achievement; and the
broader impact of the grants.

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing a
catalyst to address major challenges facing American
secondary education today," said Dr. George Bohrnstedt,
senior vice president for Research at AIR and principal
investigator for the foundation's evaluation. "Results of
this evaluation will be instrumental to all of us in the
education field."

"American Institutes of Research and SRI International to
Lead National Evaluation of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Education Grants." Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Press
Release 04/11/01.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/pressroom/release.asp?PRindex=366

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/004087.html

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:::::::::::: DAILY UPDATES (April 11-16) ::::::::::::::

-- Tiffany & Co. Launches Foundation
-- Guidant Foundation to Fund Cardiovascular Initiative for
African Americans with Diabetes
-- Survey Shows Americans Divided Over Funding for Faith-
Based Groups
-- Markle Foundation Awards Grant to PBS to Develop
Children's Media Strategy
-- Ericsson Puts ERICA Program on Hold

Tiffany & Co. Launches Foundation

New York City-based jeweler Tiffany & Co. has announced the
establishment of the Tiffany & Co. Foundation
(http://www.tiffanyandcofoundation.org/) to support
nonprofit groups dedicated to the decorative, performing,
and visual arts; arts and crafts education; arts
preservation; and environmental conservation.

"Throughout our history, community service has been as much
a part of Tiffany as customer service, quality, and
craftsmanship," said Tiffany & Co. president and CEO
Michael J. Kowalski. "In establishing this foundation, we
fulfill our role as stewards of this great legacy, which
has long been dedicated to strengthening and protecting our
cultural and natural resources."

Kowalski, who will serve as president of the foundation,
also announced an initial round of grants totaling
$1,115,000. A significant portion of that total celebrates
the relationship between jewelry designer Elsa Peretti and
the Fashion Institute of Technology, which mounted a 1990
exhibition of her work in honor of her fifteenth
anniversary with Tiffany. On the heels of the exhibition,
Tiffany established the Elsa Peretti Endowed Scholarship at
FIT, which is awarded annually to a student majoring in
jewelry design.

In recognition of Ms. Peretti's twenty-fifth anniversary
with the company, Tiffany has contributed $750,000 -- the
single largest contribution in its history -- to FIT's
Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries. The gift
establishes the Elsa Peretti Professorship in Jewelry
Design, the first endowed professorship in the history of
the Manhattan-based school.

Other gifts awarded by the foundation include $250,000 to
the Fresh Air Fund for the Fund's newly constructed arts
and crafts center -- to be named for Ms. Peretti -- and
four grants totaling $115,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; the Cooper-Hewitt, the National Design Museum of the
Smithsonian Institution; the Wildlife Conservation Society;
and the Rhode Island School of Design.

"Tiffany Announces the Establishment of The Tiffany & Co.
Foundation." Tiffany & Co. Press Release 04/11/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/20010410/004079.html

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Guidant Foundation to Fund Cardiovascular Initiative for
African Americans with Diabetes

The Indianapolis-based Guidant Foundation
(http://www.guidant.com/foundation/) has announced a
$750,000 grant to fund the Cardiovascular Learning
Partnership's Diabetes-Heart Disease Pilot Program.

Supported by the American Diabetes Association and four
other national nonprofit organizations, the Atlanta-based
pilot program will address disparities that exist in the
treatment of cardiovascular disease among African Americans
with diabetes. Studies show that African Americans are
less likely than whites to seek or receive proper diag-
nosis and treatment for heart disease and to have access
to life-saving tests and procedures.

The program, which consists of two concurrent efforts --
a clinical demonstration project featuring patient and
provider education, screenings, referrals, counseling, and
patient tracking; and a targeted marketing, education, and
awareness campaign among select African American churches
and employers -- will serve as an opportunity to build a
CVD intervention template for African Americans with dia-
betes. Pending evaluation of the Atlanta results, the
template will be rolled-out as a community-based program
for dealing with diabetes and cardiovascular disease in ten
additional metropolitan areas in the U.S. over the coming
year. In addition to African Americans, the program will
also target women of every ethnic group over age 50 who
have diabetes.

"We are pleased to fund such an important program that can
help African Americans with diabetes, a group which has
been underserved in terms of quality cardiovascular medical
treatment," said Guidant Foundation president Jim
Baumgardt. "We are also gratified that a group of
organizations, headed by the American Diabetes Association,
have recognized this problem and agreed to support the
CLP."

"Guidant Foundation Funds Cardiovascular Initiative for
African Americans With Diabetes." Guidant Foundation Press
Release 04/16/01.

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/20010410/004083.html

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Survey Shows Americans Divided Over Funding for Faith-Based
Groups

A new survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and
Public Life (http://pewforum.org/) and the Pew Research
Center for the People & the Press
(http://www.people-press.org/) shows that while the public
expresses strong support for the idea of faith-based groups
receiving government funding to provide social services, it
has reservations about how such a plan might be put into
practice. Most Americans, for example, would not extend the
right to apply for federal funding to non-Judeo-Christian
religious groups such as Muslims, Buddhist Americans, the
Nation of Islam, or the Church of Scientology.

According to the survey, while 75 percent of Americans
support federal funding for faith-based groups, fully 68
percent of those surveyed worry that faith-based
initiatives might result in too much government involvement
with religious organizations. Sixty percent of those
surveyed also expressed concern that religious groups would
proselytize among recipients of their services, and about
the same percentage indicated that they would prohibit
groups that encourage religious conversion from receiving
government funds.

The survey also found that attitudes toward funding for
faith-based groups have become more politicized since last
year, with Republicans looking more favorably on faith-
based initiatives and Democrats becoming somewhat less
enthusiastic about such initiatives.

The survey of 2,041 adults was conducted from March 5-18
by the Pew Research Center and is the first of what is
exepected to be an annual survey on religion and public
life by the Pew Forum.

To view the survey results, visit:
http://pewforum.org/events/0410/report/execsum.php3.

"The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Releases First
National Survey Probing Specifics of Support for Faith-
Based Funding." Pew Forum on Religion Press Release 04/10/01.
http://pewforum.org/press/releases/041001.php3

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/20010410/004081.html

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Markle Foundation Awards Grant to PBS to Develop Children's
Media Strategy

The New York City-based Markle Foundation
(http://www.markle.org) has announced a $250,000 matching
grant to the Public Broadcasting Service to support the
development of a long-term multi-media strategy for
children and families that will drive the development of
children's media for future generations.

The initiative is part of the foundation's Interactive
Media for Children program, which is focused on researching
the impact of interactive media on children and translating
the findings into the development and production of
interactive children's products.

"To secure PBS's position as the leading source for
children's media in the digital age, we must refine our
creative philosophy and business model," commented PBS
president and CEO Pat Mitchell. "The Markle Foundation
grant provides a valuable partnership to help grow a
unified strategy for strengthening our non-commercial
service to a broad and diverse audience of children and
families."

The PBS/Markle project will accelerate the strategic
planning process by taking advantage of PBS's unique
strengths as a public broadcaster and educational leader
and Markle's understanding of children's media research and
strategic planning.

In a series of workshops to be held this summer, PBS and
Markle will invite experts from multiple disciplines to
review the skills, capabilities, and motivations of those
in the public broadcasting community -- from national
producers to local station personnel -- in order to
formulate new content ideas and a new business plan for the
system.

"PBS Awarded Markle Foundation Grant to Develop Digital
Strategy for Kids and Families." Markle Foundation Press
Release 04/10/2001.
http://www.markle.org/news/_news_pressrelease_041001.stm

http://fdncenter.org/pnd/20010410/004082.html

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Ericsson Puts ERICA Program on Hold

A little more than a week after announcing it would award
five nonprofit organizations $100,000 in Web development
services and equipment through its 2001 Ericsson Internet
Community Action (ERICA) program, Swedish telecommunications
giant Ericsson has put its annual technology assistance
program on hold.

Despite the program's popularity -- more than 2,500 entries
were submitted during the first two years of the program
alone -- grantseekers visiting the ERICA Web site
(http://www.ericsson.com/erica) in the last few days have
been greeted by the following message: "The ERICA 2001
program is undergoing re-evaluation due to changing
economics and is on hold until further notice. We regret
any inconvenience that this may present to you." No
further information has been provided by the company.

Created in 1999, the ERICA awards program was designed to
help nonprofits -- which seldom have the resources,
financial or technical, to harness the Internet to their
cause -- to become more effective agents of social change.

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This week: ISAR: Initiative for Social Action and
Renewal in Eurasia

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This week, "On the Web" visits the Web site of the
the James Irvine Foundation. And "Off the Shelf"
reviews "Writing for a Good Cause: The Complete Guide to
Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasive Pieces for
Nonprofits," by Joseph Barbato and Danielle S. Furlich.

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