Philanthropic dollars cannot replace public dollars; nor should they substitute for sound public policy or the shortfalls caused by irresponsible governance and political shortsightedness.  But philanthropy can and should support government innovation by funding pilot programs and underwriting start-up costs that enable government to experiment: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/11/01/two-foundation-presidents-philanthropy-cant-make-good-bad-public-policy/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=b630536f25-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_10_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-b630536f25-12442753