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Playing piggy(bank) in the middle: Philanthropic foundations’ roles as intermediaries
Author(s) -
Williamson Alexandra Kate,
Leat Diana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8500.12461
Subject(s) - intermediary , intermediation , financial intermediary , bridging (networking) , business , political science , marketing , finance , computer science , computer security
Philanthropic foundations are often described as ‘intermediaries’ yet the term is neither defined nor de‐constructed. This short paper identifies and briefly discusses 14 dimensions of the intermediary roles played by foundations, and groups them into four major themes: bringing parties together, capacity development and relationship building, temporal bridging, and sector‐level or institutional intermediation.