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Lectures & Events:Nielsen Forums in Philanthropy
The Waldemar A. Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy address critical topics in the role of philanthropy in public policy. On this page you will find transcripts from our previous series including:
- Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Public Policy: Are We at a Critical Moment? 2009
- Role of Philanthropy in Shaping Public Policy 2008-2009
- Waldemar A. Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy 2003-2005
- Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar Series 2001-2003
Waldemar A. Nielsen Forums in Philanthropy
 Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Public Policy: Are We at a Critical Moment?
Dr. Steven Rathgeb Smith (right), Waldemar A. Nielsen Chair in Philanthropy
Georgetown University
October 8, 2009
2008-2009 Waldemar A. Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy
The Role of Philanthropy in Shaping Public Policy From America’s neighborhoods to the capitals of the world, philanthropy has become a major force in public policy, flexing its financial and intellectual muscles with those who determine the rules by which we live. This expanded role for philanthropy naturally raises questions: How does philanthropy best engage policymakers? Are there boundaries and, if so, what are they? To whom is philanthropy accountable? Can philanthropy stimulate sustainable change? In an effort to foster better understanding of these important issues, Georgetown University has launched the 2008-2009 Waldemar A. Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy: The Role of Philanthropy in Shaping Public Policy.
Highlights Report - key themes, inspiring stories and important lessons from the forums Series Framing Essay - Kathy Kretman, Director, CPNL Series Contextual Remarks - Pablo Eisenberg, Senior Fellow, CPNL Taking Account of Race: A Philanthropic Imperative
Pablo Eisenberg, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University
Gara LaMarche, President, Atlantic Philanthropies
Terri Lee Freeman, President, The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region
Bill Schambra, Director, Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy
Clarissa Martinez de Castro, Director of Immigration, National Council of La RazaOctober 3, 2008 Forum TranscriptForum Summary
Keynote Address - Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies Taking Account of Race Video - A video of the complete forum The Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Edward William Scott, Jr: Founder, DATA: Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa
British A. Robinson: Director, Public-Private Partnerships: Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator at the State Department
J. Stephen Morrison: Director, Global Health Policy Center at CSISFebruary 19, 2009 Forum TranscriptSocial Justice for America's Children and Youth
Sarah Brown, CEO, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
Lori Kaplan, Executive Director, Latin American Youth Center
Sherry Magill, President, Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Marvin Ventrell, Former President and CEO, National Association of Counsel for Children
February 27, 2009 Forum Video - A video of the complete forumForum TranscriptCreating 21st Century Schools: Public Education Reform
Dan Porterfield, Senior Vice President for Strategic Development at Georgetown University
Katie Haycock, President, Education Trust
Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network
Katherine Bradley, President, City Bridge FOundation
Cate Swinburn, Executive Director, D.C. Public Education fund
April 15, 2009 Forum Video - A video of the complete forum
Forum Transcript
Waldemar A. Nielsen Forums in Philanthropy 2003-2005 Safeguarding Charity in the War on Terror
Panel Discussion
June 14, 2005
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Transcript
Foundations and Their Role in Antiterrorism Enforcement:
Findings From a Recent Study and Implications for the Future
Teresa Odendahl
June 9, 2005
The Foundation Center, Washington, DC
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The Cost of Caution:
Advocacy, Public Policy, and America's Foundations
Emmett D. Carson, President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation, National Council of La Raza
Bill Schambra, Director, Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal
April 1, 2005
National Press Club
Transcript
Issues in Philanthropy: The Post 9/11 Funding Chill
Teresa Odendahl
October 19, 2004
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC
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Governance & Accountability in America's Foundations
James Allen Smith, Waldemar A Nielsen Chair of Philanthropy
Pablo Eisenberg, Senior Fellow, Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership
William Josephson, Assistant Attorney General, New York State Charities Bureau
Lance Lindblom, President and CEO, Nathan Cummings Foundation
Dorothy Ridings, President and CEO, Council on Foundations
Ralph Smith, Senior Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Stephanie Strom, Correspondent, New York Times
Dan Zerbe, Chief Investivative Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee
January 29, 2004
World Bank - Preston Auditorium
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Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar Series Before appointing its first endowed chair, the Center hosted the Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar Series. During the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 academic years, a variety of distinguished leaders in philanthropy spent a few days at Georgetown. During these visits participants met with faculty and staff, offered consultation regarding the programming and direction of the Chair, and conducted seminars open to students, faculty, and the public, on issues in American philanthropy.
2001-2002 Seminar Series Speakers
Edward Skloot
Executive Director, Surdna Foundation, Inc.
October 5, 2001
Slot Machines, Boat-Building, and the Future of Philanthropy
Stanley Katz
Professor in Public & International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University
October 19, 2001
Whatever Happened to the General Purpose Foundation? Who is Thinking About the Big Problems?
Bruce Sievers
Executive Director (1983 - 2002), The Walter and Elise Haas Fund
November 16, 2001
If Pigs had Wings: The Appeals and Limits of Venture Philanthropy
James Allen Smith
Senior Advisor to the President, J. Paul Getty Trust
Waldemar A. Nielsen Visiting Professor in Philanthropy 2003-2004
December 7, 2001
The Historian as Philanthropoid, The Philanthropoid as Historian
David Mathews
President and CEO, The Kettering Foundation
February 1, 2002
Can Philanthropy Strengthen Democracy?
Reynold Levy
President, The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(at time of talk) President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
February 22, 2002
America’s Foundations: The Troubling Gap Between Their Promise and Performance
Emmett Carson
President and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation
March 22, 2002
Public Expectations and Nonprofit Sector Realities: A Growing Divide with Dangerous Consequences
Barbara Finberg
Vice President, MEM Associates, Inc.
April 19, 2002
Foundation Grantmaking: Balancing Prescriptiveness and Responsiveness
William White
President & CEO, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
April 26, 2002
C. S. Mott Foundation: Flint’s Corner Drugstore
2002-2003 Seminar Series Speakers
Anna Faith Jones
President Emeritus, The Boston Foundation, Inc.
September 20, 2002
New Voices at the Center: Strengthening Commitment to an Inclusive Society
Joel Fleishman
Professor of Law and Public Policy, The Terry Sanford Institute, Duke University
October 4, 2002
Accountability: To Whom and For What Purposes
Joel Orosz
Distinguished Professor of Philanthropic Studies, The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Grand Valley State University
October 18, 2002
Terra Incognita: The Poorly-Understood Challenges and Trade-offs of Foundation Management
Kathleen McCarthy
Director, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, CUNY
November, 8 2002
Philanthropy and Civil Society
Curtis Meadows,
Executive Director, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, University of Texas – Austin
November 22, 2002
Philanthropic Choice and Donor Intent: Freedom, Responsibility, and Public Interest
Terry Odendahl
Waldemar A. Nielsen Visiting Professor in Philanthropy 2004-2005
(at time of talk) Senior Program Officer, Wyss Foundation
January 24, 2003
Over Two Decades of Philanthropic Reform
Michael Bailin
President, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
February 21, 2203
Re-engineering Philanthropy: Field Notes From the Trenches
Michael Joyce
President & CEO, Americans for Community and Faith-Centered Enterprise
March 28, 2003
Harmonizing Sentiments: Philanthropy and the American Political Imagination
Barry Gaberman
Senior Vice President, Ford Foundation
April 11, 2003
The Importance of Creating the International Infrastructure for Philanthropy
John Simon
Augustus E. Lines Professor of Law, Yale Law School
April 25, 2003
Frontiers of Philanthropy: Agendas for the Academy and for the Law
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