The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation created through a partnership among major donors with a mission to promote clean energy technology, is the largest funder in the U.S. focusing on the energy sector. The $60 million foundation manages through a reach of networks, among funders and grantees, to attain broad impact.
Foundations and funder networks that work through a network strategy are comparatively uncommon in the philanthropic sector. Eric Heitz, the president of EF, seeks to assemble the broader field of energy philanthropy, scale EF to fulfill the sector's needs, and use the powers of its grantees along with their networks. He must resolve how the groundwork can attain greater blow by leveraging not only its own possessions, but also those of others in the area.
PUBLICATION DATE: April 01, 2008 PRODUCT #: 308078-PDF-ENG
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