In Practice: How Foundations Can Compensate Stakeholders for Their Time

When Lowell Weiss, president of Cascade Philanthropy Advisors, asked his fellow Leap Ambassadors for guidance on requesting nonprofit expertise for a foundation’s benefit, he wanted to dig into implementation. So, he posed a series of questions; this “In Practice” brief provides a summary of ambassadors’ insights on the following questions:

• Money or gift cards? What’s an appropriate amount?
• Where should the money go?
• Should the foundation compensate ALL interviewees or just the nonprofit leaders?