The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published an article by MDF director Helen Brunner:

Excerpt:

How has the Internet changed grant making?

Most grant makers start to answer that question by describing online grant reporting or their foundation’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. Others detail their support of their grantee’s innovative online efforts such as a new social-media campaign or a cutting-edge Web site.

Neither of those approaches is enough. The Internet and wireless technologies are so profoundly changing our world that effective grant makers need to…

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