International Funding Challenge Discussion

In today’s global world, U.S. private foundations have become important international actors playing significant roles in social, economic, and political change in many different countries. Because of their wealth, foundations enjoy great financial independence. This independence allows them to take economic and political risks and also provides the opportunity of direct engagement with foreign societies and their policies. The reading for this group discussion, Spero’s “The Global Role of U.S. Foundations,” (attached) is selected from the Foundation Center, a leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. The reading will provide you with a glimpse into the world of foundations and their impact at the international level.
Discuss the following topic, which also appear at the end of Spero’s introduction.
International Funding Challenge Discussion
Should foundations measure and evaluate the impact of their international programs? Why?
What could be the challenges to measuring and evaluating the impact of international programs?
What could be the accountability issues of foundations at home and abroad?
Please post your answers to the questions. You are expected to make one post and reply to the posting of at least two other students (questions and students replies are attached).
Evaluation: Your post should demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, offer a divergent viewpoint or challenge, and show skill in supporting opinions. Also, your post should be grammatically clear enough for people to understand