When Foundations Should Lead—and When They Should Get Out of the Way

Source:
OSI
Author:
Gara LaMarche
Date:
April 8, 2004

In a speech at the annual meeting of the Donor Forum of Wisconsin, OSI Vice President and Director of U.S. Programs Gara LaMarche discussed "the need for foundations to pursue their mission...through grantmaking that is focused at least in part on public policy goals." He also contended—by drawing attention to what he considers worrisome political, social, and economic developments in the United States—that foundations must "lead with their voice" and take a more active and direct role in opposing or supporting key initiatives when appropriate.

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