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"10 New Cities Picked to Receive Service Leadership Grants" July 1, 2010 The Chronicle of Philanthropy In a second round of awards, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean's bipartisan coalition of mayors -- Cities of Service -- will award grants of $200,000 to 10 new cities. The money, paid over two years, will enable the cities to hire chief service officers, whose jobs will be to help increase volunteerism and help the cities respond to critical local problems. The cities chosen to receive the grants are Atlanta; Austin, Tex.; Baltimore; Baton Rouge, La.; Chula Vista, Calif.; Houston; Little Rock, Ark.; Orlando, Fla.; Pittsburgh; and Richmond, Va. *Read the full story ...* Other articles from National Philanthropy News: "Nation's Charities Predict Troubled Times Ahead" Communications Network Releases Report Urging Foundations to Make More Use of New Media Hurricanes Gustav & Ike China Earthquake Relief Efforts Myanmar Relief Efforts Foundations Support Families Hit by Economic Downturn "Philanthropy Not Just For the Ultra-Rich" "IRS Revises Proposed Tax Form in Response to Critics" "More Than $1-Million Raised for Charities Created After Virginia Tech's Tragedy" "22nd Century Philanthropy: High Efficiency, High Leverage" "New Survey Shows Why the Wealthy Give to Charity" "How to Give Away Money Well" New Report: Key Facts on Corporate Foundations "When Small Donors Get Together" "Long Hours, Low Pay Turn Off Young Nonprofit Workers, Study Finds" "For Modern Kids, 'Philanthropy' Is No Grown-Up Word" "Redirecting Heartache Into Donor Funds" Myanmar Relief Efforts "Some Nonprofits Push for Increased Federal Involvement" "U.S. Senate Creates Philanthropy Caucus" IRS Releases Revised Guidelines for the Form 990 Alliance of Two Major Philanthropic Organizations Announced �An Open Letter to Council Members and Other Leaders of Our Field� The New President and Philanthropy "Foundation Giving in '08 Defied Huge Asset Decline" "Close to Two Thirds of Foundations Expect to Reduce Their Grants in 2009" "Family Charities Shift Assets to Donor Funds" "Making the Case for Making the Case" "Corporate Foundation Giving Remained Flat in 2008" "Survey: Corporate Giving to Drop in 2009" "The Time Is Ripe for Foundations to Better Communicate With the Public" Community Foundation Giving Increased 6.7 Percent in 2008 Despite Economy "Charitable Giving Declines, a New Report Finds" Grantmaking in a Challenging Economy "Asset Declines and Investment Strategy Changes by Family, Independent, and Public Foundations" "America's Foundations Respond to the Economic Crisis" "Philanthropic Giving By and For Women on the Rise, Study Finds" Communicating for Impact Strategies for Grantmakers "Many Foundations Have Lost Almost One-Third of Their Assets, Chronicle Study Finds" Effects of Recession Being Felt by Nonprofits Nationwide, Report Finds On the Money: A Review of Key Financial Challenges Facing Nonprofits Today and How Grantmakers Can Help "High Expectations, High Opportunity" "Congress Faces Key Matters for Charities and Donors After Break" International Corporate Philanthropy Day Open Philanthropy: A Modest Manifesto Celebrating 10 Years of Philanthropic Innovation "Not Your Father's Foundation: Giving More With Less" "New Project to Share the Lessons of the Social Innovation Fund" "Foundation Response to Economic Crisis Strong, Swift, and Effective, Study Finds" "More Than $4-Million Donated in Response to Gulf Coast Oil Spill" U.S. Charitable Giving Falls 3.6 Percent in 2009 to $303.75 Billion "Obama Era Offers Opportunity for Philanthropy to Push for Racial Equity" "10 New Cities Picked to Receive Service Leadership Grants" 2010 Social Innovation Fund Grantees "Holiday-Giving Update: Social-Services Groups See a Surge, But Most Groups Face Big Slowdown in Donations" "Holiday Season Brings Out Charitable Acts" "Foundation Funding Grew for Most Major Fields, Foundation Center Report Finds" "Arbitron Moves Headquarters From NYC to Columbia" International Corporate Philanthropy Day Asset Declines and Investment Strategy Changes by Family, Independent, and Public Foundations "Arbitron Moves Headquarters From NYC to Columbia" "Women Are Storming Charities" "Charities Are Bracing for a Long, Hard Winter" "Holiday-Giving Update: Social-Services Groups See a Surge, But Most Groups Face Big Slowdown in Donations" "52% of Donors Plan No Decrease in Giving in 2009" "Philanthropy Annual: 2008 Review"