Philanthropic practice

This is part of the special section, Experience as Research.

This is part of the special section, Experience as Research.

This is part of the special section, Experience as Research.

This is part of the special section, Experience as Research.

This is part of the special section, Experience as Research.

In the fall 2012 GIA Reader, we revived five “old” research pieces and asked philanthropic leaders from different generations to reflect on the current value and relevance of these works. This got us thinking about other sources of “hidden” knowledge that might benefit those working in the field today.

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Peter H. Pennekamp with Anne Focke. 2013, 34 pages, Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and New York, kettering.org.

The Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, are now operating under a single governance and integrated management structure.