MacArthur Foundation President on Responding to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Crisis

The following is a conversation between John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, shares the following: • Balancing short-term urgent needs with long-term sustainability • Switching into a fundraising mode in addition to a grantmaking one • Advice on how nonprofits should approach funders post-Covid