We welcome public interest and communicate openly.

We welcome public interest and communicate openly.
Ethics and Accountability - Principle VII.

The Principle

Underlying Rationale

The general public has little sense of what grantmaking foundations are or what they do. Some grantseekers view foundations as closed institutions that border on the secretive. When foundations welcome public interest and communicate openly, public trust is enhanced.

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We welcome public interest and communicate openly. Ethics and Accountability - Principle VII.

The Principle

Underlying Rationale

We welcome public interest and communicate openly.
Ethics and Accountability - Principle VII.