Study Calls for Greater Flow of Information in Philanthropic Sector

The study is based on exhaustive research that included surveying recent articles, books and research papers on U.S. philanthropy; examining hundreds of nonprofit and for-profit Web sites; reviewing lessons learned from Hewlett Foundation grants; conducting more than 50 interviews with donors, nonprofit leaders, foundation executives and others in the nonprofit arena; holding working sessions with key opinion leaders; and developing numerous case studies.