Foundation Impact Research Group Seminars

Guest Speaker List

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

FALL 2007 – FALL 2002

  • 12/06/07 Natalia Kanem, President, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.) Inc., The path of impact: Key decisions of a new philanthropy for Africa. (CANCELED/POSTPONED)
  • 11/12/07 J. Lawrence Aber, Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research and Action on Child Poverty: Philanthropy's Force and Foibles.
  • 11/01/07 Barry Gaberman, Deputy President (former), Ford Foundation, Is There Room for Charity in Philanthropy?
  • 10/15/07 James E. Canales, President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation, Assessing Foundation Performance at Irvine: A Work in Progress. Video Icon [video]
  • 10/01/07 Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, John & James L. Knight Foundation, Managing Transition.
  • 09/10/07 Mr. Tom Lambeth, Senior Fellow, formerly Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and Mr. Joel L. Fleishman, Professor of Public Policy and Law, Discussion - philanthropy in and by families.
  • 04/20/07 Judith Rodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY, Strategic Planning and Staff Reorganization
  • 04/11/07 Robert Crane, President, Jeht Foundation, New York, NY, The Less Explored Side of Strategic Grant-Making: Examining the Impact of Unstated Assumptions on our Work. Video Icon [video]
  • 03/07/07 Rip Rapson, President and CEO, The Kresge Foundation, Troy, MI, So You're Going to Do What with Your Grandmother's China? A Case Study of Change at the Kresge Foundation.
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  • 02/28/07 Edward Skloot, Executive Director, Surdna Foundation, Inc., New York, NY, The Story of an Old Family Foundation and How It Moved into the 21st Century.
  • 02/21/07 Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Writer/American Business Editor, The Economist and Michael Green, Head of Information and Civil Society at the Department for International Development, United Kingdom.
  • 02/05/07 Susan Berresford, President, The Ford Foundation, New York, NY, Philanthropy: What’s New and What’s Not. Video Icon [video]
  • 01/24/07 Jonathan Fanton, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL, Foundation Effectiveness: Reputation Matters As Much As Money.
  • 12/06/06 William Schambra, Directory, Bradley Center for Philanthropic and Civic Renewal, Hudson Institute, How Effective is Conservative Philanthropy?
  • 11/01/06 David Hammack, Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University, The Legitimacy of Foundations: American Debates in Historical Perspective.
  • 10/19/06 Julie Rogers, President, The Meyer Foundation, Investing in Leaders & Extending Our Reach: Strategies of a Regional Foundation.
  • 10/05/06 Bill Meehan, McKinsey and Company, “Social (Sector) Capital Markets” - a Useful Framework for Increasing the Sector’s Efficiency and Effectiveness?
  • 09/21/06 Peter Frumkin, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, What is Strategic Giving?
  • 04/26/06 Tom Ross, Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Impacting Public Policy and Outcome Grantsmaking: Can you do both?
  • 04/05/06 Fritz Mayer, Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science, Duke University, Agents for Public Good?  Philanthropic Foundations in a World of Social Failure.
  • 03/22/06 Lance Lindblom, President, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Foundation Strategies for Social Change: Not “Missing the Forest for the Trees.”
  • 03/01/06 Andrew Rich, Associate Professor of Political Science, City College of New York, Foundations and the War of Ideas in American Politics
  • 02/15/06 Vincent McGee, Former Executive Director, Aaron Diamond Foundation, The Spend Down Option – Breaking the 11th Commandment, “Thou Shalt Not Invade the Principal”.
  • 02/01/06 Carol Larson, President and CEO, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Enhancing Program Grants with other Foundation Resources for Greater Impact.
  • 01/18/06 Hodding Carter, Formerly President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Beyond the Dollars: Making Good on Philanthropy’s Promises
  • 12/08/05 Stanley Katz, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University, presented: The New Philanthropy: Failure of Vision or Clear-Sighted Pragmatism.
  • 11/17/05 Rob Reich, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, presented: Philanthropy and Its Uneasy Relation to Equality.
  • 10/20/05 Michelle Lord, Executive Director, Public Interest Projects, NYC, presented: Why Collaborate? Funders Walking the Walk.
  • 10/06/05 Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
  • 09/22/05 Allen Grossman, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School, presented: Performance Driven Philanthropy. 
  • 09/08/05 David Bergholz, Executive Director (former), The George Gund Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
  • 04/20/05 Rebecca Rimel, President & CEO, The Pew Charitable Trusts, discussed the conversion of The Pew Charitable Trusts from a private foundation into a public charity
  • 04/06/05 Richard Schlosberg, former President, Packard Foundation, presented: Strategy, Evaluation, and Other Elements of Foundation Life - AKAComing in From the Cold
  • 03/23/05 Dr. Anthony So, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and Law; Director, Program in Global Health and Technology Access; former Associate Director of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Health Equity Program, presented Trading Tobacco for Health A Foundation Strategy for Enabling Tobacco Control in Southeast Asia
  • 03/09/05 Doug Nelson, President, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, presented A Framework for Getting to Results
  • 02/23/05 David Hunter, Director of Evaluation and Knowledge Development, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, presented Evaluating to Improve -  How Evaluation Can Drive Grantee Effectiveness and Sustainability
  • 02/09/05 Barbara Goodmon, head of the A. J. Fletcher Foundation, discussed its strategy to increase the production of affordable housing in North Carolina
  • 01/19/05 Dr. Carol Diamond, Managing Director, Markle Foundation’s Healthcare Program, presented Strategy to Reality
  • 04/14/04 Mr. Paul Brest, President, Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, CA, presented: “The Elements of Strategic Orientation”
  • 03/31/04 Mr. Frank Karel, III, consultant for organizations engaged in social and institutional change, counsel to Burness Communication in Bethesda, and retired vice president for communications of the Robert Wood Johnson and Rockefeller Foundations, presented: “Three Propositions for Increasing Foundation Impact”
  • 03/22/04 Mr. Thomas J. Tierney, Chairman & Founder, The Bridgespan Group, Boston, MA, presented “Challenges of helping foundations choose and develop strategies in general, and on the particular challenges of developing a strategy to foster ‘giving while living’ among wealth individuals and foundations”
  • 02/25/04 Ms. Christine Devita, President and CEO, The Wallace Foundation, New York, NY presented: “The Search for Impact: One Foundation’s Evolution”
  • 02/18/04 Bruce W. Jentleson, Ph.D., Director and Professor, Public Policy Studies, Duke University presented “Assessing Policy Relevance Observations and Lessons from the Carnegie Corporation’s International Peace and Security “Self-determination”
  • 01/28/04 James T. Hamilton, Professor, Public Policy Studies, Duke University  presented “Evaluating whether to evaluate foundation efforts in media markets”
  • 01/14/04 General Discussion Meeting with the Foundation Impact Research Group. 
  • 12/03/03 Judy Gueron, President, MDRC – presentation on Strategic Choices: Judging Whether They Make a Difference
  • 11/19/03 Mark H. Moore, Professor of Criminal Justice Policy and Management at the Kennedy School and Director, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations – presentation on Intervening in Highly Politicized, Complex SystemsLessons from the Clark Foundation’s “State Centered Program”
  • 11/05/03 Michael Bailin, President, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation – presentation on Re-Engineering PhilanthropyField Notes from the Trenches
  • 10/22/03 William F. Meehan, III is the Chairman of the West Coast practice of McKinsey & Company – presentation on “Social Capital Markets” – A Useful Framework for Decision Making?
  • 10/08/03 Phil Giudice, Founding Fellow and Vice Chair of the Board, The Center For Effective Philanthropy - presentation on Personal Perspectives on Foundation Effectiveness
  • 09/24/03 Stephen B. Heintz, President, The Rockefeller Brothers Fund – presentation on Strategic ChoicesThe RBF Experience
  • 09/10/03 Patricia A. Patrizi, Principal, Patrizi Associates - presentation on From Theory to Action: The Disjunction Between Evaluation Aspirations and Reality their current study of “Good Work” in Philanthropy
  • 04/14/03 Rebecca Rimel, President and CEO, The Pew Charitable Trusts, spoke on Charity and Strategy: Philanthropy’s Evolving Role
  • 04/02/03 Jeff Bradach, President and CEO, The Bridgespan Group, spoke on Approaches to Foundation Strategy and Impact Assessment
  • 03/20/03 Phil Buchanan, Executive Director of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, spoke on Indicators of EffectivenessUnderstanding and Improving Foundation Performance
  • 03/06/03 Gary Walker, President of Public/Private Ventures, spoke on Philanthropy and Outcomes: Dilemmas in the Quest for Accountability
  • 02/20/03 Mr. Mark Kramer, Co-Founder of the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Managing Director, Foundation Strategy Group – spoke on Foundation Strategy and Performance
  • 02/06/03 Dr. Lewis Sandy, Executive VP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – spoke on RWJ’s ongoing efforts to evaluate the impact of its grantmaking, as well as the overall impact of the foundation itself
  • 9/10/02 Professors Howard Gardner, of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and William Damon, of Stanford; presentation on their current study of “Good Work” in Philanthropy