Foundations, For Better or For Worse
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Most of us don’t question the basic operating procedures of private foundations. They are what they are. But if not for a turn of events a century ago, the common…
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[This post was co-published in Inside Philanthropy on September 10, 2015.] A friend of mine rolls her eyes whenever I speak skeptically about the value of charitable endowments. “You’re neglecting the…
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. Julius Rosenwald isn’t much remembered today, but eighty years ago he was considered one of the “big three” of American philanthropy, along with John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie.…
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All of you who are struggling to get your next foundation grant application pulled together and those of you who work earnestly as foundation staff or trustees may want to…
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