Philanthropy in the 21st Century
The Foundation Center's 50th Anniversary Interviews

Throughout the Foundation Center’s 50th anniversary year in 2006,
Philanthropy News Digest featured a series of special Newsmakers interviews (identified below by our 50th anniversary logo) that illuminate both the current state and future of American philanthropy. We have now published these interviews in a printed volume,
Philanthropy in the 21st Century.

Michael Edwards, Author, 'Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the World'
PND spoke with Edwards, a leading expert on civil society, philanthropy, and democracy, about his book and its sharp critique of the philanthrocapitalist world view, as well as the impact of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the recently established Bel
12/22/11
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Orlando Bagwell, Director, JustFilms Initiative, Ford Foundation
Kathryn Pyle, a frequent contributor to PND's PhilanTopic blog, spoke with JustFilms director Orlando Bagwell about the new initiative and how it relates to the Ford Foundation's broader agenda....
10/07/11
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Tom Tierney, Chairman/Co-Founder, Bridgespan Group: Philanthropy That Gets Results
PND spoke with Tierney, whose book Give $Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results has just been published, about the tendency of philanthropy to underperform, the reasons for that underperformance, and whether philanthropy takes enough risks....
5/06/11
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Jennifer Buffett, President and Co-Chair, NoVo Foundation
Frequent PhilanTopic contributor Michael Seltzer interviewed Jennifer Buffett, president of the NoVo Foundation, about the legacy of her father-in-law's $1 billion gift to the foundation and the foundation's goals....
12/20/10
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Robert Lynch, President/CEO, Americans for the Arts
Lynch spoke with PND about the state of the arts in America, what arts and cultural organizations can and should be doing to weather the Great Recession, and what the digital future holds in store for artists, arts organizations, and their supporters....
10/14/10
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