posted on: Sunday, October 16, 2011

By Yna C. Moore

by Renjith Krishnan | Freedigitalphotos.net

Here is a roundup of some of the past week's news and postings on philanthropy and nonprofits:

• Gill Foundation to Re-evaluate Gay & Lesbian Fund's Grant-Giving
  by Karen Auge  |  Denver Post
  
• Gates Foundation's New Neighbors: Demonstrators from Shuttered Homeless Shelters
  by Amy Rolph  |  seattlepi.com
  
• Northwest Area Foundation Launches Native American Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
  by Northwest Area Foundation
  
• Senate Hearing Puts Focus on Charitable Deduction
  by Lisa Chiu  |  The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  
• Rural Fundraising, Spending Lag Urban Centers
  by Samual J. Fanburg  |  The NonProfit Times
  
• Interview - Diane Feeney 
  by Alliance Magazine
  
• Cultural Data Project: A New Tool for DC Arts Groups to Strengthen Capacity and Chart Impact
  by Philanthropy Front and Center - Washington, D.C.

Yna C. Moore is communications director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP).