A Program Seeks to Smooth the Path for Diverse Foundation Managers

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Valerie Raines, of Key Bank Foundation, says foundations’ leadership often does not reflect the people the organizations serve.

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Valerie Raines, of Key Bank Foundation, says foundations’ leadership often does not reflect the people the organizations serve.

When Dale Anglin takes a hard look at her job experiences, she wonders whether she will ever be in a position to become a foundation chief executive. She spent seven years at the Congressional Research Service, ran a trade association for a public-policy group, and worked for a community-development corporation. Now, at age 46, Ms. Anglin, a program officer at the Victoria Foundation, in Glen Ridge, N.J., wonders what all those duties add up to.

“The problem is there

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