Kathleen Enright
Kathleen Enright is president and CEO of the Council on Foundations.
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OpinionAs Calls to Cut Foreign Aid Mount, Philanthropy Must Accelerate Support for Grassroots Groups
With USAID funding under threat in Congress, grant makers should ensure local nonprofits across the globe can continue their critical work. -
Opinion: Best-Read of 2023
We Disagree on Many Things, but We Speak With One Voice in Support of Philanthropic Pluralism
Six philanthropy leaders with differing views about how to address societal problems say it’s time to stand up for the importance of diversity in philanthropic giving and ideas — and against the notion that only one perspective is valid or worthy. -
Opinion
A Set of Ethical Principles Can Help Philanthropy Regain Public Trust in the Field
With the release this week of guidelines for building trust in the philanthropic world, the head of the Council on Foundations is calling on grant makers to hold each other accountable for maintaining high ethical standards. -
Opinion
Donor-Advised Funds Are Essential to Democratizing Philanthropy
Proponents of federal regulation say the accounts are piggy banks for the wealthy. But they are missing out on how essential DAFs are for encouraging people of more moderate means to give generously. -
Opinion
How Philanthropy Can Make the Quantum Leaps Society Is Counting On
Letting people close to the problems make decisions about where money should go and building trust are essential if we want to do more than make incremental changes. -
Takeaways From a Pandemic Year
Sharing Power and Curbing Racial Inequities: How Grant Makers Can Commit to Real Change a Year After Covid
A year ago today, foundations and donors committed to new ways of operating to help organizations survive the health and economic crises. In 2021, there’s much more for all of us to do. -
Opinion
Opinion: Foundations Can Get More Done by Giving Nonprofits More Power
Grant makers can increase results by offering flexible grants and clear guidance — and by keeping in mind that social change depends on charities doing the work. -
Opinion
True Empathy Holds Key to More Effective Philanthropy
Nonprofit groups find greater success when they embrace empathy -- not the secondhand, vicarious kind but empathy that comes naturally when the organization looks more like the people it serves. -
Opinion
Foundations’ Agenda for Charities Should Include Money, Not Mergers
Foundations should stop focusing on the growing number of charities and instead find ways to channel dollars to the most-effective organizations. -
Opinion
What Is an Effective Foundation?
Assessing and achieving effectiveness is a topic of much discussion among foundations. Increasing attention from lawmakers and the news media, Warren Buffett’s high-profile contribution to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the arrival on the philanthropic scene of a new cast of more…
