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Few foundations give groups they support decision-making power on funding priorities

  • Written by Emily Finchum-Mason, Doctoral candidate in Public Policy and Management, University of Washington
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Eighty-three percent of large U.S. foundations seek input from some of the nonprofits they fund – along with other people,...

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