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Foundations Should Listen to Charities
By Madeline LeeWhen I became head of the New York Foundation in 1978, the board urged me to figure out how to spend $1-million a year on a special project. Largely out of ignorance and uncertainty, I set out to get advice. I asked all the board members how they would spend a million dollars. I asked staff members at other foundations. I asked leaders of nonprofit organizations....