St. David’s Foundation announced today a $10 million grant to People’s Community Clinic (PCC) to fund expansion ... be completely refurbished into clinic and office space for the 44-year-old organization that provides healthcare services for low income Austinites. “St. David’s Foundation has ...
December 12, 2014
Research
Commonfund - Council on Foundations 2013 Study of Investment Performance of Private Foundations
... New Mexico In a high-tech world, I think it’s important for grant makers to consider the value of a high touch association like Philanthropy Southwest not just for their own work, but...
... to nonprofit organizations, but it’s less typical for foundations to support the growth and capabilities of ... established, with a growing board and grantmaking, its resources were insufficient to support organizational ... The Kirkpatrick Foundation’s relatively modest grant support of $12,500 gave the smaller Southwestern Urban ...
December 15, 2014
Staying the Course: Good Governance in Turbulent Times
... of cordiality that strengthens relationships. In Texas, for example, we have had a big gap in mental health services. ... study by another funder, led to six foundations pooling resources and working together...
... address significant needs. One such presenter who clicked for us was Steve Murdock. As former director of the U.S. ... the Helios Education Foundation and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona...
... have an interest in child welfare and improving outcomes for vulnerable children, youth and families. Our desire is to ... attending conferences and participating on committees for the association, we asked...
April 10, 2014
An Evolution of Perspectives on Portfolio Allocation
October 2014
It CAN Happen Here: Fraud detection, deterrence and protection
... Southwest Foundations, the oldest membership association for grantmakers in the U.S., today announced the organization ... range of services we provide and our members’ passion for advancing the public good.”...