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October Case Study: Foundations as Catalysts for Collaboration

Oct 1, 2011 1:08:00 PM / by Tim McCarthy

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Editor’s Note: In the attached article, Jacob Harold of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation shares his perspective on the role foundations should play in aligning the self-interests of various organizations in order to remedy complex social issues, such as poverty.

[more] The Business of Good Foundation’s strategy is to create “clusters of collaboration” in the areas of Entrepreneurship (microlending), Education (mentoring) and Employment (social enterprise).  This ‘Nonprofit Navigator Network’ will focus on methods and models with the greatest potential to make the largest positive impact on the lives of the economically and socially disadvantaged.”   

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