http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2010/02/08/the-spend-outperpetuity-distraction%e2%80%a6and-the-merger-option/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2010/02/08/the-spend-outperpetuity-distraction%e2%80%a6and-the-merger-option/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:25:50 +0000 http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=1342#comment-534 [...] should explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution, I wrote that focusing simply on foundation perpetuity or spending out was, per se, a distraction [...]

]]> http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/2010/02/08/the-spend-outperpetuity-distraction%e2%80%a6and-the-merger-option/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:01 +0000 http://blog.philanthropynewyork.org/?p=1342#comment-510 Thank you for jogging our thinking and raising other alternatives for foundations to consider in pursuing their missions. Another interesting alternative that came along in recent years is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Advisory Services, in which foundation staff will provide advice to other foundations, corporate donors, and individual donors who wish to make gifts in fields in which MacArthur works. My understanding, which would need to be confirmed, is that the service is largely pro bono and meant to benefit the many fields, grantees, and countries in which this large foundation (a former employer of mine) works. I agree entirely that the field would benefit from a richer dialogue about the costs and benefits of such alternatives.
- Lukas Haynes, Vice President, Mertz Gilmore Foundation

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