Corner Office: Uprooting the Foundation

"Old-fashioned." "Social entrepreneur." "Venture philanthropist." "Philantrocapitalist."

A lot of phrases—some positive, some negative—are being bandied about these days as those of us who work in the nonprofit medical research sector seek to actualize our missions. Well-meaning commentators needlessly snipe back and forth while espousing their analyses of the pros and cons of either the traditional nonprofit model or those more aligned with a business-oriented approach.