We could use a renaissance when it comes to nuance. Michele, your piece, and especially the questions it asks, is spot on in this moment:
"So instead of asking, 'Should we spend down or stay forever?' we might begin with better questions: What are we trying to preserve, and why? What does long-term stewardship look like in this moment? And ultimately, what is our foundation’s purpose, in the first place?"
Thank you for the comment, Susan. I research so that we can have greater nuance. We get stuck at a level of conversation that obscures the heart of the matter - purpose and operating with such. I think it's entirely possible to get there. I point to the field's creation of this blanket discourse as much as to foundations themselves.
We could use a renaissance when it comes to nuance. Michele, your piece, and especially the questions it asks, is spot on in this moment:
"So instead of asking, 'Should we spend down or stay forever?' we might begin with better questions: What are we trying to preserve, and why? What does long-term stewardship look like in this moment? And ultimately, what is our foundation’s purpose, in the first place?"
Thank you for the comment, Susan. I research so that we can have greater nuance. We get stuck at a level of conversation that obscures the heart of the matter - purpose and operating with such. I think it's entirely possible to get there. I point to the field's creation of this blanket discourse as much as to foundations themselves.