Toward More Effective Use of Intermediaries
Peter L. Szanton Szanton · 2003
Practice Matters: The Improving Philanthropy Project presents a series of papers that explore, and ultimately aim to advance, key practices in philanthropy.Written by national experts, the titles address ten core philanthropic practices: using intermediaries, sponsoring policy commissions, effecting community change, attracting and managing talent, creativity in grantmaking, using ideas in building a field, building organizational capacity, communications for social good, foundation partnerships, and evaluation.The series starts from the premise that philanthropy, as a field, needs to understand good philanthropic practice much better than it does now, and that there is a discernible craft that can be taught and improved.The papers and accompanying discussion guides are available for free download at the Foundation Center's Web site at www.fdncenter.org/for_grantmakers/practice_matters/.