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PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World

Welcome to PubHub, your source for foundation-sponsored reports. Search our online catalog of annotated links to 5,246 research reports, case studies, issue briefs, literature reviews, and annual reports published or funded by U.S. foundations. Learn more about PubHub»

Featured Topic: International Affairs/Development

Getting to Zero: Turkey, Its Neighbors and the West
Transatlantic Academy
June 2010
Deterring a Nuclear Iran: The Devil in the Details
Council on Foreign Relations
June 2010
Shared Responsibilities for Nuclear Disarmament: A Global Debate
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 2010
Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam: Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy
RAND Corporation
March 2009

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The Future of the Internet: The Future of Social Relations
Pew Internet & American Life Project

Anderson, Janna Quitney; Lee Rainie
Published: July 2010

Presents technology stakeholders' responses to a survey on the positive and negative effects of the Internet as a communications tool on social relations — personal and global, close and casual — and related trends by 2020. Excerpts comments.


Funder(s): Pew Charitable Trusts
Related Organization(s): Elon University School of Communications, Pew Research Center
Subject(s): Science/Technology; Science/Technology, Internet; Social Science
Publication Type: Survey


PubHub Link (27 pages; 324KB; PDF)

2009 Annual Report: Managing for Excellence: How Do We Stack Up?
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Published: 2010

Contains 2009 highlights, board chair and president's letter, and grantee and donor profiles. Evaluates the foundation's programs, population served, fiscal management, fund development, collaboration, and other operations based on its own award criteria.


Funder(s): Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Health; Human Services
Publication Type: Annual Report


PubHub Link (44 pages; 1.60MB; PDF)

Donor Funding for Health in Low- & Middle-Income Countries, 2001-2008
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Kates, Jennifer; Eric Lief; Vidal Seegobin; Adam Wexler
Published: July 2010

Analyzes trends in funding and development assistance from governments and multilateral institutions, with a focus on health, including water and sanitation activities. Provides data by assistance type, donor, region, health sub-sector, and activity.


Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject(s): International Affairs/Development; International Affairs/Development, Multilateral Agencies; Health
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (24 pages; 418KB; PDF)

Next Stop: California: The Benefits of High-Speed Rail Around the World and What's in Store for California
CALPIRG Education Fund

Dutzik, Tony; Erin Steva
Published: June 2010

Outlines the advantages of high-speed rail systems replacing short-haul air and inter-city car travel, including energy, environmental, and economic benefits. Makes recommendations for land use, planning, and design to maximize benefits for California.


Funder(s): Rockefeller Foundation
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Energy/Energy Use; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Best Practice


PubHub Link (47 pages; 959KB; PDF)

From Crisis to Opportunity: Learning From One Region's Response to the Economic Downturn
FSG Social Impact Advisors

Graves, Rebecca; Veronica Borgonovi; Fay Hanleybrown
Published: July 2010

Examines the strategic and coordinated response of Pacific Northwest funders to urgent needs during the recession. Draws lessons for community-based funders, including engaging in ongoing dialogue, reassessing, maximizing effectiveness, and collaborating.


Funder(s): Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Related Organization(s): Philanthropy Northwest
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building; Community Improvement/Development
Publication Type: Best Practice


PubHub Link (28 pages; 2.33MB; PDF)

Community Foundations and International Giving: Opportunities for Global Engagement
Philanthropic Initiative

Johnson, Paula D.; Stephen P. Johnson
Published: October 2006

Outlines discussions from two convenings on U.S. community foundations' role in international giving, the resources and strategies needed to better respond to donors' interests in global giving, and recommendations for research and special initiatives.


Funder(s): Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building; International Affairs/Development
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (14 pages; 257KB; PDF)

Vietnamese-American Diaspora Philanthropy to Vietnam
Philanthropic Initiative; Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University

Sidel, Mark
Published: May 2007

Analyzes giving by the Vietnamese diaspora in the United States back to Vietnam. Outlines the 1986-2006 evolution of Vietnamese-American philanthropy from individual to organized efforts; challenges; and recommendations for expanding scale and impact.


Funder(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Related Organization(s): Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Social Science; Social Science, Immigration
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (22 pages; 115KB; PDF)

Kenyan Diaspora Philanthropy: Key Practices, Trends and Issues
Philanthropic Initiative; Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University

Published: March 2007

Describes key trends in giving by the U.S. African diaspora; perspectives, social customs, and institutions of Kenyan philanthropy; how the U.S. diaspora adapt their practices, including with technology; and recommendations for expanding scale and impact.


Funder(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Related Organization(s): Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Social Science; Social Science, Immigration
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (24 pages; 103KB; PDF)

Diaspora Philanthropy: The Philippine Experience
Philanthropic Initiative; Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University

Garchitorena, Victoria P.
Published: May 2007

Outlines Filipino migration trends and effects; why, what, how, to whom, and how much the diaspora in the United States gives back to the Philippines; and recommendations for expanding scale and impact. Includes a case study of Ayala Foundation USA.


Funder(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Related Organization(s): Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Social Science; Social Science, Immigration
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (31 pages; 142KB; PDF)

Diaspora Philanthropy: The Colombia Experience
Philanthropic Initiative; Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University

Aysa-Lastra, Maria
Published: May 2007

Examines the scope, causes, and challenges of giving by the Colombian diaspora in the United States back to Colombia. Explores the diaspora's characteristics, giving patterns and practices, and suggestions for strengthening the Colombian nonprofit sector.


Funder(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Related Organization(s): Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (20 pages; 74KB; PDF)

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