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* Family Foundations





2012 Publications

December 2012

If you joined us for our Annual Meeting, you heard spoken word artist Regie Cabico present highlights from WRAG's year in an poetic way.

To complement Regie's performance, we have a two-page publication that takes a look at what our organization and our membership have collectively accomplished in 2012.

Read the full document here.


July 2012

We are excited to release this year's Our Region, Our Giving. For the last few years, conversations in philanthropy have focused on the challenges brought on by the financial crisis and ensuing recession. With this year's report, we're happy to say that we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In 2010 - the lastest year for which IRS data is available - both giving and assets solidly increased in our region. Estimates for 2011 show slight decreases in both categories, but nothing nearly as drastic as we saw during the crisis. Things seem to be stabilizing.

The report also includes financial information about the region's top funders, giving and assets by state and local jurisdiction, and lists of the region's nonprofits receiving the most funding dollars from local funders in four areas - arts & culture, education, health, and human services. Read the full report here.

Our Region, Our Giving was produced in partnership with the Foundation Center and made possible through generous support from Capital One.






Materials

  • Reflections on the Past & Possibilities for the Future
    To celebrate WRAG's 20th anniversary, we decided to not just look back on our history, but to look forward to the future.

    In the "Reflections on the Past" section former WRAG board chairs share their thoughts on WRAG's evolution over the last two decades.

    In the "Possibilities for the Future" section, local academics share their vision for WRAG's future while philanthropic thought leaders consider the future of the field of philanthropy.

    Also, we look at hard numbers to see what philanthropy in the Greater Washington region looked like twenty years ago compared to today - and how our region compares to trends in the wider United States.

    Featuring essays by: Alan Abramson, Pablo Eisenberg, Joel Fleishman, Robert Grimm, Gabriel Kasper, Kathy Kretman, Dan Pallotta, and Susan Raymond.
  • What Funders Need to Know - How Do Great Teachers Become Great?
    Education, October 2012 This installment of 'What Funders Need to Know' identifies the elements of effective professional development that mold teachers into high-performers. Are your grants supporting organizations that embrace these techniques?
  • Our Region, Our Giving - 2012 Edition
    Our Region, Our Giving - 2012 Edition. Giving and asset data about the Greater Washington region. Produced in partnership with the Foundation Center through generous support from Capital One.