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Health Affairs, 26, no. 6 (2007): 1772-1775 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.6.1772 © 2007 by Project HOPE	New Online   Getting Health Reform Done   After the State of the Union   Incremental Reform   E-Health in Developing World   Most-Read Articles in 2009

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Some Reflections On A Few Of The Pitfalls In The World Of Foundation Grant Making

John Billings

This paper offers some reflections on the grant-making process from a former foundation executive. Some of the opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls inherent in the foundation world are described, and one approach to grant making, the "call for proposals," is examined as an example of the need for greater attention to and investment in the science of grant making itself, to maximize the potential return from philanthropy.

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