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Advocating for the Sector: Rob Collier on Foundations on the Hill

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Advocating for the Sector: Rob Collier on Foundations on the Hill by Rob Collier, President & CEO of the Council of Michigan Foundations Episode 2 of Field Notes in Philanthropy, “Sittin’ Here on Capitol Hill,” explores the many ways foundations of all kinds can impact federal, state, and local policy. Our conversation

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Welcome to the Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s bi-weekly blog post providing links to online resources that may be of interest to our readers — new tools, thought pieces, reports, and other items. Stefan Lanfer from The Barr Foundation, uses 90 seconds to discuss two different approaches to building communications capacity

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