When I was approached by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to serve on the advisory group for a research project on intermediary funders, I was immediately keen to participate. From two decades of first-hand experience, I know how valuable it can be to...
Pam Foster
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The Trust Gap: What Funders Can Learn from MacKenzie Scott’s Giving
“We don’t want to hire someone and then we have to fire them because the money runs out, right? We want to create something that’s meaningful and potentially self-sustaining.” “Sometimes managing the dollars is a little more difficult, because it’s not necessarily...
The Crucial Role Collaboratives Can Play for New Philanthropies
Imagine the following scenario: an entrepreneur has achieved tremendous success and, finding herself a billionaire, is motivated to give back to help change the world. She contributes billions to endow a new foundation focused on a problem that she feels certain is...