Playing piggy(bank) in the middle: Philanthropic foundations' roles as intermediaries

Playing piggy(bank) in the middle: Philanthropic foundations' roles as intermediaries

Philanthropic foundations are often described as 'intermediaries' yet the term is neither defined nor deconstructed. This short paper identifies and briefly discusses 14 dimensions of the intermediary roles played by foundations, and groups them into four major themes: bringing parties tog...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian journal of public administration 2021-12, Vol.80 (4), p.965-976
Hauptverfasser: Williamson, Alexandra Kate, Leat, Diana
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capacity building approach
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
Charities
Charity organization
donors
Institution building
intermediaries
intermediary roles
philanthropic foundations
Philanthropists
Philanthropy
Public administration
Social service
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Zusammenfassung:Philanthropic foundations are often described as 'intermediaries' yet the term is neither defined nor deconstructed. This short paper identifies and briefly discusses 14 dimensions of the intermediary roles played by foundations, and groups them into four major themes: bringing parties together, capacity development and relationship building, temporal bridging, and sector-level or institutional intermediation.
ISSN:0313-6647
1467-8500
DOI:10.1111/1467-8500.12461