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Tag Archives: community foundations
Walking the Talk
It’s a rare foundation that demonstrates the value of its grantmaking, its leadership role, and its values. But that’s what the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation did. Its motivation to make evident the benefits of its work lay in its own … Continue reading
The Mittenthal Principle
Stephen D. Mittenthal, the former President of the Arizona Community Foundation, holds that a good grant achieves two purposes: It should allow the grantee organization to deliver something valuable to its constituents or stakeholders; and It should allow the grantee … Continue reading
