Foundations and Corporations Respond to the Crisis in Japan
RSS Feed of Grants Available at Foundation Center Web Site
New York, NY -- March 17, 2011. In the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, foundation and corporation grants have begun flowing to organizations helping with the response. The Foundation Center is collecting and posting the details of these awards at its web site. View and subscribe to the RSS Feed of Japan Relief Grants at http://maps.foundationcenter.org/japan/rss. The feed will be continuously updated as information about grants being pledged by institutional donors becomes available.
The Foundation Center's PhilanTopic blog at Philanthropy News Digest is also gathering and posting information about the relief efforts for Japan, including a list of organizations operating mobile text campaigns and numerous links to organizations maintaining crisis response resource web pages.
Cheryl Loe
Communications Project Manager
The Foundation Center
(888) 356-0354 ext. 701
communications@foundationcenter.org
About the Foundation Center
Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center's web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of 450 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and beyond. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.
Tags: