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Foundation Honors Nonprofit Execs For Visionary Leadership
The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, a private foundation
serving the Greater D.C., region, announces the recipients of its 2009
Exponent Award.
D.C.'s Meyer Foundation and Consumer Health Foundation Form Health Funding Partnership
The Meyer Foundation announces a new collaborative partnership with the Consumer Health Foundation, the leading health funder in the Greater Washington region.
New Report Shows Nonprofits Could Benefit from Outsourcing
The current economic situation has only intensified the ever-present need for executives of small and mid-sized nonprofits to find effective ways to reduce overhead costs.
Tips for Creating a Donor-Centric Web Site
This article extracts tips, objectives, and recommendations for creating a donor-centric website, explored in the webinar "Web Wise: Creating a Donor-centric Web site," presented by Sage Nonprofit Solutions.
Fenty Announces New Uniform Grantmaking Procedures for Executive Agencies
DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty today introduced the City-Wide Grants
Manual and Sourcebook (Grants Manual), which establishes grantmaking
policies and procedures for all agencies, boards and commissions,
government offices and departments subject to the Mayor’s authority.
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Grantees/Prospective Grantees
Next LOI Deadline:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Last year, the Foundation gave more than $9.5 million in grants to 262 groups in the DC metro area. Grantmaking is primarily concentrated on 11 priorities including children, homelessness, housing, immigrants, arts, education, and employment.
Potential Donors/Partners/
National and Local Funders
The Meyer Foundation is committed to developing Greater Washington as a community. We value and promote the region's diversity. Meyer supports capable, community-based organizations that foster the well-being of all people in the region. We are especially concerned about low-income people and creating healthy neighborhoods.
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