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Tue Apr 16

Foundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing

Written by Aaron Zeiler, Director of Partner Strategies - Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida

Talking about your 'theory of change' may not help make your point.Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Moment via Getty Images

The United States has the largest philanthropic sector in the world. Foundations and similar grantmakers have US$1.5 trillion in assets and disburse more than $100 billion annually to everything from hospitals and museums to making...

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