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Does Foundation History Matter?

 

Alan Divack, on the left, was the moderator for the discussion by panelists Patricia Rosenfield and Jim Smith of the Rockefeller Archive Center, and Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, on the right. Photographs by Mandela Gregoire.
 
The New York chapter of the Laff Society presented a panel discussion on “Does Foundation History Matter?” at a gathering at the Foundation’s building in New York City on May 12.
 
Alan Divack, who worked in information services and program management at the Foundation and now is a program officer with the Lucious N. Littauer Foundation, was the moderator of the discussion. Panelists were Jim Smith and Patricia Rosenfield of the Rockefeller Archive Center and Darren Walker, Ford Foundation president.
 
The “lively” discussion drew in a rapt audience.
 

The discussion was described by one of the more than a score of participants as “lively and wide-ranging” on such topics as the usefulness of and gaps in foundation archives, donor intent and the usefulness of foundation history in formulating new programs.

 
Michael Seltzer, chairman of LAFF’s New York chapter, welcomed the panel members and audience.

 

 

 

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