Economic Development
The purpose of this Subject Search Accelerator is to provide quick delivery of and one-click keyword access to economic development news from Philanthropy News Digest, materials from Foundation Center libraries, and web-based resources via pre-set Google searches, along with lists of related searches. Economic development often falls within the broader subject community improvement/development. Below are recent report and news items on that subject.
Resources from the Foundation Center's Libraries
The latest publications about economic development added to our libraries and the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature.
Recent Reports
The latest reports about community improvement/development posted to PubHub, our repository of foundation-sponsored reports.
Gallup Consulting
Soul of the Community
Published: November 2008
Presents results from a survey of twenty-six communities about community citizen engagement — individuals' psychological connections with the community — and factors affecting engagement, including openness, social offerings, and education.
Funder(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Social Science; Social Science, Urban Studies
PubHub Link (35 pages; 753KB; PDF)
Public/Private Ventures
Targeting Industries, Training Workers and Improving Opportunities: The Final Report From the Sectoral Employment Initiative
Roder, Anne; Carol Clymer; Laura Wyckoff
Published: November 2008
Assesses the impact of a sector-specific approach to helping low-income workers by providing skills training and opportunities in targeted sectors while improving working conditions and hiring practices. Explores challenges and lessons learned.
Funder(s): Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Social Science, Workforce/Labor Issues; Community Improvement/Development, Business/Economic Development
PubHub Link (80 pages; 968KB; PDF)
Boston Foundation
2008 Annual Report
Published: 2008
Contains board chair's and president's letters, 2008 highlights, foundation and program information, grantee profiles, selected grants list, grant guidelines, donor information, funds list, financial statements, and lists of board members and staff.
Funder(s): Boston Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Community Improvement/Development; Civil Society
PubHub Link (85 pages; 3.87MB; PDF)
Recent News
The latest news about community improvement/development gathered by the editors of Philanthropy News Digest (PND).
Hospitals, Universities in New York City Playing Larger Role as Employers
Even as layoffs at major corporations in New York City raise concerns that its economy is shrinking, the city's large nonprofit hospitals and universities are resisting significant cuts and accounting for a growing share of private sector jobs....
Posted: 12/01/08
Piper Trust Awards Second Round of Community Relief Grants
The trust awarded a total of $275,000 to eleven organizations serving individuals, families, and homeless youth in the Phoenix area, part of a $1 million commitment to aid nonprofits providing direct assistance to the community....
Posted: 11/28/08
Pulliam Charitable Trust Awards $4.5 Million to Nonprofits in Arizona, Indiana
Nearly $2.3 million in grants were awarded to twenty-three organizations in Arizona, while twenty-nine organizations in Indiana received grants totaling nearly $2.2 million....
Posted: 11/27/08
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This report includes statistical charts and data tables drawn from the Foundation Center's annual grants sample, lists of top grantmakers and recipients, and profiles of two unique Ohio grantmakers, the Fund for Our Economic Future and the Generation Foundation.
