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January 18, 2007

Rockefeller's New Direction -- and Blindness to the Past

"If only there were a futures market in the arrogance of foundation presidents," says Arlene Goldbard in her blogpost "Rockefeller Requiem," "I would have broken the bank this week. On Sunday, the New York Times ran an article [by Stephanie Strom, 1/14/07] about the changes major foundations are making to keep up with Bill Gates' mega-philanthropy. In it, the Rockefeller Foundation's new president dismisses all that came before her in order to aggrandize her own contributions, which include eliminating the most far-sighted and useful cultural funding division ever maintained by a major American foundation. ... Too bad Dr. Rodin hasn't read her own foundation archives." Goldbard lists many of Rockefeller's arts accomplishments, including "Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development," the internationally influential book she wrote for the foundation with her partner, Don Adams. She suggests you send your opinions to the Times. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham

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