ARTS SPOTLIGHT

“Giant Red Squirt Gun” was created by first year University of Cincinnati students as part of an exercise about scale and the creation of giant toys.

This project was supported by the NLT Foundation as part of Cincinnati’s Clifton Cultural Arts Center’s 2010-11 Outdoor Sculpture Installation, “Waterworks.”

Photo by Helen Adams Photography.

In many ways, private foundations and public charities are joined at the hip. Not only do they share space in the pages of the IRS Cumulative List of Organizations, their governance models, relying on a strong and capable board of directors, are often identical.

“The Directors’ Dozen,” by Shirin Philipp and Richard Shaul-Yauder of Foley Hoag LLP, provides a useful and highly readable checklist for board members. GMA Foundations has staffed the Foley Hoag Foundation since 1982.

To read the checklist, click here.

The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation in Boston is pleased to announce major changes in its board leadership and governance.

With the election of Sophy Theam of Lowell, Massachusetts, and David W. Donahue, Jr. of Hingham, Massachusetts, as trustees, the foundation has strengthened its position in Lowell, and, with a move toward youth, positioned itself for the future. Continue Reading »