Monday, May 13, 2013

100 years on, Rockefeller Foundation still busy - WSJ.com

100 years on, Rockefeller Foundation still busy - WSJ.com: The next generation of philanthropists would be wise to study the history of the Rockefeller Foundation and its handful of peers, Smith said.

"The new money goes about this as if there wasn't any history," he said. "I think there is a lot to learn — what worked, what didn't work."

Now dwarfed by the largesse of Bill Gates and other contemporary philanthropists, the Rockefeller Foundation remains ambitious and well-funded, and is increasingly eager to work in partnerships.

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