A collection of articles provide useful background details: Foundations the Third Sector and Non-governmental organizations in international perspective. An overview by Helmut Anheier, centre for civil society, London School of Economics an Political Science; Foundations and Global Change by Catherina Pharooh, Director of Research Charities Aid Foundation; A Journey Without Borders - Researching and Applying to Foundations by Karina Holly, Editor, Philanthropy in Europe magazine. Information on over 2,200 organizations, arranged by country Foundation centres/co-ordinating bodies, where applicable, are listed under a separate heading at the beginning of each chapter, followed by the foundations, NGOs and charities, arranged alphabetically such as the Soros foundations, the European Foundation Centre, Amnesty International and the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund Each entry contains the institution's name, address, telephone, internet address, e-mail and fax numbers, together with date of foundation, and details of its function, activities, finances, publications and key executives where available Includes an index of foundations and a separate index of their main activities and by geographical region of activity A wide range of activity is covered including science, the environment, education, the arts and humanities Each entry comes directly from the institution concerned ensuring that information is as accurate as possible.