The nonprofit group raising money to build a September 11 memorial in New York has made its list of donors public.
The list of donors includes many of the city’s most prominent politicians, bankers, and businesses. For instance, billionaire mayor and noted philanthropist Michael Bloomberg donated $15-million, and Eliot Spitzer, New York’s governor, donated $2-million through a family foundation.
The largest gift, $25-million, came from the Starr Foundation. Deutsche Bank AG, in Germany, and David Rockefeller also have given $15 million each.
The fund-raising group has raised $300-million so far, out of the $700-million it estimates it will need to erect the memorial, two reflecting pools on the site of the old World Trade Center buildings

The Fund for Global Human Rights seeks to increase the flow of financial resources to on-the-ground human rights organizations and to strengthen human rights movements and communities in countries around the world. 
Currently the Fund makes grants to human rights organizations based in 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.  The Fund aims to provide funding for human rights organizations over the longer term.  To that end, they maintain a long-term focus on specific countries and regions where they believe strategic grant-making can make a difference in advancing human rights protections over time. Info on Grant Guidelines.
The deadline is July 11, 2007.  

The Baxter International Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. The foundation supports the development of more accessible and affordable healthcare.

Through its grant program, The Baxter International Foundation funds initiatives that improve the access, quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. The foundation also works to increase the availability, commitment and skills of healthcare providers.

Focusing on these priorities, the foundation makes grants in and near communities throughout the world. The foundation funds in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Mexico. Info on Grants guidelines

Qualified proposals must be submitted before or by the end of the business day of the deadline dates below:

3rd Quarter -  deadline of June 27, 2007
4th Quarter -  deadline of September 19, 2007

The mission of the Mott Foundation Civil Society and Environmental programs is to support the efforts of an engaged citizenry working to create accountable and responsive institutions, sound public policies, and appropriate models of development that protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world.    
 
The Environment program is organized into three program areas:
I.   Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems
II.  International Finance for Sustainability
III. Special Initiatives 
 
Applications are accepted year-round, but those received between September 1 and December 31 will be considered only for the following calendar year

A total of 144 organizations recently were awarded $100.3 million in grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Organizations receiving grants ranged throughout the world in the Foundation’s six primary areas of interest: education, population, global development, the environment, performing arts and philanthropy.
Among the highlights of the grants are:

Education – Providing Free Educational Materials to the World
The Education Program made $23,582,500 in grants to thirty-one organizations. These grants included a $4.45 million to Open University in the United Kingdom to continue to build content and develop tools for its Learning Space and LabSpace sites. The new grant will significantly increase Open University’s interactive content and hours of course offerings.
Population – Studying the Importance of Good Reproductive Health
The Population Program, which funds work on reproductive health regionally and worldwide, made $19,395,000 in grants to thirty-two diverse organizations. Among them is a grant of $1.3 million to the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research in The Hague, which will, in turn, fund scientific research on how population and reproductive health affect economic development in Africa.
Global Development – Supporting Foreign Policy Research in the U.S.
The Global Development Program made $13,456,284 in grants to twenty-six organizations.  As part of its partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the quality of education in the developing world, the Program also made a $9 million grant to the Pratham Mumbai Education Initiative for “Read India,” a nationwide program to spread literacy and other learning skills in that country.
Environment – Restoring Rivers, Reducing Carbon Emissions
The Foundation’s Environment Program made $23,224,000 in grants to twenty-eight organizations, including a $3,400,000 to the International Council on Clean Transportation.

Chapel & York, in partnership with Murrayworks Market Systems Inc., is pleased to bring you the most comprehensive United States Foundation online research database available.

Of invaluable use to all organizations and researchers wishing to access the vast international funding potential represented by United States grant-making foundations, this online database has been developed over six years and contains more than 4,000,000 pages of searchable information on over 98,000 United States Foundations. Updated daily, this online database contains detailed information on all aspects of foundation grant-making history, financial information, contact information, and application details. More

The goal of the ePhilanthropy Foundation International ePhilanthropy Awards is to encourage and support best practices and the pursuit of excellence in the many facets of ePhilanthropy. Through this program the ePhilanthropy Foundation furthers its mission to support the ethical and efficient use of the Internet for philanthropic purposes through education and advocacy. More information
Deadline for nominations is July 1, 2007.

Chapel & York are recruiting Authorized Book Agents.  Currently we are promoting:
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Go online to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and listen to Titans of Aid (Episode 2), a Documentary looking at the field operations of the largest NGO in the world, based in Bangladesh, with 100,000 people on its payroll. Is this the answer to fighting global poverty or an extraordinary example of a charity running out of control? Listen online