Council on Foundations - What will 2011 represent for philanthropy?

There is a growing movement in society that goes far beyond the American political system and is concerned about the size of, and borrowing by, our public sectors. In many ways this concern helped define the US elections at the end of last year and will define the agenda for the president and the new Congress. The key question we face in 2011 is ‘What is the role of philanthropy when our governments are both broke and broken?’