>> NEW<<   Foundation launches unique program

Recognizing that nonprofits sometimes need more than just technical assistance and resources to tell their stories, we are pleased to announce a special Make it Stick! Request for Proposals (RFP) where nonprofits can apply to the Saint Luke’s Foundation for financial support of communications programs, projects and materials.  This unique funding program will occur in the second quarter of 2010 in place of the Foundation’s regular second quarter community grant application process. For more on the Make it Stick! Request for Proposals (RFP) click here.

To download the Make it Stick RFP, click here.

2010 Grantmaking Calendar Features Changes

For your planning purposes, the 2010 grantmaking calendar is as follows (the deadline for the 1st quarter grant cycle has passed):

Happy Holidays from the Saint Luke's Foundation!

The entire staff of the
Saint Luke's Foundation sends the warmest of holiday wishes to you and yours and looks forward to great things in 2010!

A Look Back at Grantmaking 2009

“O, woe is me, To have seen what I have seen, see what I see!”

- William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 3 Scene 1

What a year 2009 has been.  In fact, a recently released study from the Foundation Center, Foundations’ Year-end Outlook for Giving and the Sector, noted the following:

• Leading grantmakers across the U.S. suggest a steeper than anticipated reduction in 2009 foundation giving.

• Indicators point to a continued reduction in foundation giving in 2010.

• More than two-thirds of respondents have reduced their operating expenses to shore up giving and for other purposes.

• Grantmakers expect that the field of philanthropy will become more strategic as a result of the economic crisis.

• Most funders expect the nonprofit community to emerge stronger from the economic crisis, although some express doubts.

For more on how the Saint Luke's Foundation responds with an eye on the ever-changing economy, click here. (12/9/2009)