Closing Shop

“Spending down is exciting. You don’t have the luxury of slowly figuring out your priorities, assessing strategies, or making and fixing mistakes. Instead, you have to focus quickly on the change you can create right now.”

–Azade Ardali, Beldon Fund, New York, NY

“We were up front about our process and told our grantees and other stakeholders over and over what it was. Our transparency built trust and opened communication. The process felt principled.”

–Alice Cottingham, Girl’s Best Friend Foundation, Chicago, IL