posted on: Friday, August 19, 2005

NCRP congratulates former member of Congress Steve Gunderson (R-WI) on his appointment to President and CEO of the Council on Foundations. We at NCRP see his appointment as an opportunity for a pragmatic former member of Congress to educate foundations about the demands and realities they now face from the political sphere and from the public at large, due to changing social and economic needs. For us, his appointment isn’t about foundations finding a better way to lobby Congress and avoid oversight and accountability, but rather it’s an opportunity for foundations to understand why they need to change the ways in which they operate, as well as improve and advance the common good.