Gaining Perspective:
Lessons Learned From One Foundation’s Exploratory Decade

Veronica Borgonovi, Fay Hanleybrown, Hallie Preskill, David Zapol

In 1998, the Northwest Area Foundation pledged $200 million toward long-term partnerships with specific communities over ten years, with the goal of “transforming the way it did philanthropy.” Exploring a variety of themes from “Making a Big Bet” to “Learning as You Go,” the authors hone in on fourteen specific lessons and describe the ongoing evolution in the foundation’s approach to its work.

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