Bradley Center For Philanthropy and Civic Renewal:
Monday, October 29, 2007 - 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Hudson Institute - Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center - 1015 15th Street, NW - Suite 600Washington, DC 20005
Six years ago, in his Waldemar Nielsen lecture at Georgetown University, Surdna Foundation president EDWARD SKLOOT argued that “much of the way philanthropy does its business is dysfunctional. Sometimes it actually sabotages the best work in the field. Often it leaves a lot of hard feelings behind, too. Despite the good works of individual funders, overall the system is broken.” After a long and distinguished career in philanthropy, Ed Skloot has retired from Surdna and is ready to tell us what he really thinks of the field. On Monday, October 29, following his reflections on the state of American philanthropy building around his Nielsen lecture (click here to download - PDF format, 8 pages, 184 KB), a Bradley Center-assembled audience will hear commentary from former Council on Foundations Vice President JOANNE SCANLAN, the Meyer Foundation's ALBERT RUESGA, and DOUGLAS BESHAROV of the American Enterprise Institute. The Bradley Center's own WILLIAM SCHAMBRA will serve as the discussion's moderator. Please join us! Lunch will be served.
Well, you have to admit Bill Schambra knows how to pick talent. I sometimes wish I lived in DC so I could attend his events. They are like a public graduate school seminar in philanthropy, political science, practical politics, and related issues. If nothing else, a person who attended several of his "Conversations" would be pressed hard to deeply think. That in itself is pretty rare. A think tank encourging real debate and thought about issues of public moment. Sounds like democracy. I hope Bill got that cleared with the higher ups. With Albert on the panel, he may be taking this grassroots democracy thing a step too far.
Skloot? Surdna? It sounds made up.
Posted by: Horslink | October 18, 2007 at 03:27 PM
And Ruesga? Anyone heard of anagrams? Hel-lo...
Posted by: Cackety Dishpans | October 18, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Surdna is a legit foundation. They funded a conference I went too with at the Philanthropic Initiative in around 2003. That was where I met Albert Ruesage, actually.
Posted by: Phil | October 18, 2007 at 03:31 PM
RUESGA anagrams:
rage us
gas rue
use rag
ear ugs
ED SKLOOT:
desk tool
toked sol
Dude, wanna buy some good Jamaican sol?
Posted by: Stuart | October 27, 2007 at 01:03 PM
'scuse me while I toke the sol...
Who am I to argues? ;-)
Posted by: dishpans | October 27, 2007 at 02:18 PM
You may think his name is strange, look at yours.
Posted by: Phil | October 27, 2007 at 10:51 PM
Indeed. And the name is the least of it.
Posted by: Cackety D | October 28, 2007 at 02:19 PM