In an effort to encourage voting and other forms of civic engagement. The Cleveland based George Gund Foundation has chosen to make grants totaling more than 1.3 million dollars to three organizations, both local and national.
Marcia Egbert, Gund's Senior Program Officer for Human Services is here to talk with about why the foundation decided on these multi-year investments and what it says about the role of philanthropy today.
Marcia Egbert, Senior Program Officer for Human Services