Sentences with phrase «philanthropic funders feel»

Often, development finance institutions, bilateral donors, and philanthropic funders feel the need to start from scratch in identifying enterprises that could deliver high value for money.

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«Pressures for accountability in the public realm have a spillover effect among philanthropic funders, who today may feel greater urgency to show results.»

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.