Philanthropic foundations are often described as ‘intermediaries’ yet the term is neither defined nor de-constructed. This short paper identifies and briefly discusses 14 dimensions of the intermediary roles played by foundations, and groups them into four major themes: bringing parties together, capacity development and relationship building, temporal bridging, and sector-level or institutional intermediation.

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在中间扮演小猪（银行）：慈善基金会作为中介的角色

慈善基金会通常被描述为“中介”，但该术语既没有定义也没有解构。这篇简短的论文确定并简要讨论了基金会所扮演的中介角色的 14 个维度，并将它们分为四大主题：将各方聚集在一起、能力发展和关系建设、时间桥梁以及部门层面或机构中介。