Philanthropy

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Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Emmett D. Carson	The Black/Brown Divide There is much that foundations can do to improve relations between Mexican and African Americans. By creating a shared dialogue, foundations can assist African and Mexican Americas in finding and acting on their mutual self-interest.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Caroline D. Avery	Is Early Engagement Always Best? It seems the accepted wisdom these days is that the earlier children are involved in their family's philanthropy, the better. But there are many paths to long-term satisfaction with family philanthropy.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Kathleen P. Enright	Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 James A. Joseph	Redefining Accountability On the international stage, philanthropic accountability must refer not only to enforceable rules and regulations, but also the unenforceable laws of ethics and respect for culture.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006	Off the Cuff, On the Record As grantmakers, we think we know what can be done and our boards are so very anxious to be able to do our thing consistently and coherently, we don't look to see whether or not all of the work that we're doing adds up to an infrastructure for change.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Gwen I. Walden	What are NPIOs and Why Can't Foundations Succeed Without Them? Nonprofit infrastructure organizations are the frontline capacity builders for grantees.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Arthur M. Sussman	Making Grants to Governments Providing foundation funds to government entities for specific initiatives can bring about substantial reform.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Marcia Sharp	Managing Crisis Foundations need a plan for analyzing, minimizing and responding to risk.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Robert H. Martin	New Orleans' Philanthropic Challenge With hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians still scattered across America, homelessness and the lack of rootedness are felt intensely. Funders are helping to set the stage for transformation.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Debra England	Muscular Philanthropy: Tough Love and the John M. Olin Foundation The Olin foundation offers a case study in how, by effectively leveraging dramatically fewer financial resources, conservative philanthropists managed to reshape the public policy landscape over the past quarter century.
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