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Ten years ago, a foundation I advised decided to output a promising literacy program from three cities to thirty. They had the data, the board buy-in,...
Every philanthropist I know has a graveyard of good intentions. A climate initiative that folded after three grant cycles. A democracy project whose s...
Every gift carries a hidden payload. Send food — and you might undercut local farmers. Fund a school — and the community stops investing in its own te...
Picture this: A well-meaning donor leaves $5 million to fund a polio ward. Fifty years later, polio is eradicated. The ward sits empty, but the endowm...