It's fascinating to watch the large foundations on the left struggle against the new wave of criticism coming from writers and groups even farther to the left. We recently took note, for instance, of Darren Walker's effort to keep the Ford Foundation positioned at the forefront of progressivism, while fending off scrappy radical groups like Decolonize This Place. As if it weren't bad enough to cope with scrappy conservative outfits like us!
Two dozen or so major, largely liberal foundations recently came together around a joint defense of their position in American society, entitled Social Compact in a Changing World. It was written by Melissa Berman, Renee Karibi-Whyte, and Olga Tarasov and published by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Berman, the organization's chief executive, followed up with an op-ed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, entitled “As Distrust in Big Philanthropy Grows, Here's How Leading Foundations are Demonstrating Their Value.”
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