Leader of Foundation Umbrella Group Announces Plans to Retire This Year

Washington

Dorothy S. Ridings's announcement last month that she will step down this year as president of the Council on Foundations has touched off a debate among the organization's members and outside observers about what it needs to look for in its next leader.

Ms. Ridings has led the council -- which represents about 2,000 foundations, including many of the nation's wealthiest grant makers -- since 1996. While Ms. Ridings,

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