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The Boston Foundation, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, has an endowment of close to $675 million. Last year, the Foundation made grants of $51 million to nonprofit organizations and received gifts of $41 million. The Boston Foundation is made up of 750 separate charitable funds, which have been established by donors either for the general benefit of the community or for special purposes. The Foundation also serves as a civic leader, convener, and sponsor of special initiatives designed to build community. For more information about the Boston Foundation and its grant making, visit www.tbf.org, or call 617-338-1700.

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  • After the Tsunami: Philanthropy in the Global Era

    Tue, May 17, 2005
    A panel of experts discuss the pros and cons of the globalization of philanthropy, focusing particularly on the aftermath of the tsunami. How do we balance the demand for disaster relief created by a tsunami, against the daily struggles faced by people at home and abroad across a whole range of challenges?
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    Boston Foundation

  • CORI: Balancing Individual Rights and Public Access

    Wed, May 18, 2005
    Members of the criminal justice system and community groups discuss the fairness and effectiveness of the Criminal Offender Record Information system, as a part of a Boston Foundation series on rational public policy in criminal and social justice.
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    Boston Foundation
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    Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston

    Thu, Jan 27, 2005
    The Boston Foundation commissioned *The Good City* to provide a fresh image of Boston for newcomers to the city, such as those attending the Democratic National Convention and newly arriving college and university students. Full of established writers and fresh voices, a rich collection of essays celebrates Boston's past, present, and future. This collection presents a vivid new portrait of Boston through the writing of fifteen of the city's finest authors. Fresh eyes are cast upon the urban landscape and psyche, with provocative pieces by architecture critics Robert Campbell and Jane Holtz Kay, and Jack Beatty on Boston's political past and present. Boston has long been known as a literary city, but novelist Patricia Powell offers a new take on the literary landscape and the immigrant experience. Susan Orlean offers up a loving tribute to the city she left and then returned to. Best-selling novelist Anita Diamant celebrates her discovery of a true spiritual home in Boston, while *Boston Globe* columnist Scott Kirsner investigates what makes Boston a powerhouse of scientific and technological innovation. *All Souls* author Michael Patrick MacDonald pens a moving essay on gentrification and what it means to old neighborhoods like Southie, while *Boston Globe* columnist Derrick Jackson looks at Boston as a laboratory for advancing race relations. No book about Boston would be complete without a discussion of sports, so Howard Bryant, author of *Shut Out* and columnist for the *Boston Herald*, explains the city's recreational obsession. All of these writers and more offer an illuminating profile of the city that many people consider the birthplace of America.
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    Boston Foundation