Foreword     ix
Acknowledgments     xv
Introduction     xix
The Seven Challenges of Managing Foundations
Challenge 1: Lack of Pre- and Postemployment Training     3
Challenge 2: Lack of a Cohesive Culture     17
Challenge 3: Lack of a Salutary External Discipline     27
Challenge 4: Lack of Reliable Feedback     37
Challenge 5: Lack of an Accepted Body of Good Practices     45
Challenge 6: Lack of Ideological Cohesion between Board and Staff     53
Challenge 7: Lack of Ideological Cohesion within the Staff     63
The Seven Challenges: Afterword     71
The Seven Dilemmas of Managing Foundations
Dilemma 1: Low Overhead versus High Overhead     75
Dilemma 2: Strategic Planning versus Flexibility     85
Dilemma 3: Broad versus Deep     93
Dilemma 4: Innovation versus Implementation     103
Dilemma 5: Expert Based versus Community Based     113
Dilemma 6: High Uncertainty versus Low Uncertainty     121
Dilemma 7: High Profile versus Low Profile     129
Afteword     137
Epilogue     139
Bibliography     147
Index     153
About the Author     161