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GuideStar

I see from the April 2008 newsletter from GuideStar that they are looking into some very interesting developments ….

Five years of Google Grants worth $273.3 million

Google Grants, the search engine's first corporate philanthropy programme, was five years old last month.

How to use GuideStar UK if you are a trust fundraiser

The April 2008 e-bulletin from GuideStar UK, the website that features information on 168,000 registered charities in England and Wales, includes two tips explaining how trust fundraisers can make bes

Google Foundation's Doctor Brilliant interviewed in The Guardian

Larry Brilliant, the head of Google's $2 billion foundation, is interviewed in today's Guardian.

Paris' loss is charity's gain

The BBC reports that 80-year-old hotel magnate Barron Hilton is to donate 97% of his $2.3 billion (£1.2 billion) fortune, to the Conrad N

Sharing successful grant applications

Wouldn't it be helpful to see an actual example of a trust application that was successful?

Another reason for grantmaking applications to fail

UK Fundraising receives a fair few grant applications, despite the fact that it is run by a private, for-profit company.

Charity returns £100,000 grant after "communication failure"

The Motor Neurone Disease Association has returned a donation of £100,000 from the Stone-Mallabar Charitable Foundation, according to Third Sector magazine.

Funderworld - it promises so much...

Funderworld. It promises so much. There's even a 2006 tour. A whole new event dedicated to funding and grants, maybe - and a big event if it's "Funderworld"?

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