Overt Ideology Versus Ideological Neutrality
There are essentially only two ways to do policy work. One way is to take an ideological position and pursue it with gusto. The other is to strive to be perceived as a nonideological, neutral source of information and advice. If you are working for a peremptory foundation, chances are that it will stake out an ideological position and defend it pugnaciously. Very few passive foundations bother themselves with policy work. It is the prescriptive and the proactive foundations, then, that are faced with the tough question of whether to be overtly ideological or to strive for neutrality. Both stances offer advantages and disadvantages to the foundation choosing them.
The ideological stance offers an unambiguous ...
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