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Research paper

Policy Matters: Grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement. A preliminary discussion on the Canadian landscape of grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement

Peter R. Elson, PhD Co-director PhiLab – University of Victoria

Sara Hall, Research assistant – McGill University

Published on January 15 2018

Elson, P. R. & Hall, S. (2015). Policy Matters: Grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement.  A preliminary discussion on the Canadian landscape of grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement. Working Paper #3. Montréal: PhiLab.

  • Peter E. Elson
    Peter R. Elson
    PhD Co-director PhiLab
    University of Victoria
  • Sara Hall
    Research assistant
    McGill University

How to cite this publication

Peter R. Elson, Sara Hall. (2018). Policy Matters: Grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement. A preliminary discussion on the Canadian landscape of grantmaking foundations and public policy engagement, [Research paper], PhiLab – Canadian philanthropy partnership research network, https://philab.uqam.ca/en/policy-matters-grantmaking-foundations-and-public-policy-engagement-a-preliminary-discussion-on-the-canadian-landscape-of-grantmaking-foundations-and-public-policy-engagement-2/