Philanthropy must hire outside the box, write the first check, and take unsolicited applications.
Rob Reich has argued that philanthropic foundations have a special role in discovery and experimentation: As society’s “risk capital,” they can afford to enable innovation in ways that companies and governments can’t or won’t. In response to both COVID-19 and to the global call to address racial inequality and exclusion, philanthropy’s unique role will be more important than ever. But are contemporary foundations wired for their purpose?
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