Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Gara LaMarche: Making the Moral Case for Change

Gara LaMarche: Making the Moral Case for Change: "As President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, I have had a growing discomfort about the way foundations--as well as many of the causes we champion--stray too far from talking about their principles when describing what and why they do anything.

My sense is that philanthropy today--whether it's philanthropy on an institutional level or an individual making a donation--is too often driven by metrics often unconnected to core values. And our debates about politics today are too often driven by what message will 'win the day,' and what argument will be effective, rather than what is right."

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