Resources for Grantmakers During Difficult Economic Times

Past Economic Downturns and the Outlook for Giving
Steven Lawrence, Senior Director of Research at the Foundation Center

Do Foundations Giving Priorities Change in Times of Financial Stress?
Foundation Center PhilanTopic blog

What The Financial Sector Meltdown Really Means for Nonprofits and Philanthropy
The Cohen Report/ Nonprofit Quarterly

Amid Turmoil, Corporate Giving Seen as Steady in 2009
Reuters

Focus on the Economic Crisis
Foundation Center

Making Informed Decisions in Uncertain Times

Wendy Horton, Valerie Bockstette, and Melissa Scott, 2008

Strategies for Foundations to Save Resources
Financial Times

The Quickest Most Helpful Things Foundations Can Do
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy blog

A Recipe for Tough Times
PhilanTopic

A to Z Grantmakers Guide for Uncertain Times
PhilanTopic

Desperate Times Call for Creative Measures
New Voices of Philanthropy

Advice to Funders in Tough Economic Times
PhilanTopic

How Charities Cope with a Troubled Economy
Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opportunities in Lean Times
Fieldstone Alliance

Foundations Support Families Hit By Economic Downturn
Council on Foundations

Giving in a Time of Less
Wise Philanthropy

Giving in Times of Recession and Crisis
Philanthropy Matters

Navigating the Financial Crisis: Tips for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Finance Fund

Effects of the Economic Crisis on Health Foundations
Grantmakers in Health