It used to be that I would write about every conference I went to, which was an exhausting experience. One of the nice things about the proliferation of blogs as a medium is that there are now plenty of recaps available, and I don’t need to be the sole source of such information anymore. SoRead More
A talk with Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas
This week, the philanthropy world was abuzz with the announcement of the Ford Foundation’s new program priorities, culminating a two-year self-assessment led by new President Luis Ubiñas. Back on March 31, Ubiñas spoke at a Leaders Forum event at the Yale School of Management. I was fortunate enough to attend both that talk and aRead More
Fictional Foundation Fun, part II
So, yesterday we took a look at the $800 million Ortiz Foundation for the Arts (OFA), a hypothetical new organization focusing on promoting cultural vitality in New York City. After some discussion, we settled on a mission statement as follows: The Ortiz Foundation for the Arts (OFA) works to foster the visual, musical, theatrical, andRead More
Ford Foundation Hires Toomey
According to the Future of Music Coalition newsletter, FMC founder Jenny Toomey has been hired as the next Program Officer for Media and Cultural Policy at the Ford Foundation. After making her name as a recording artist and independent label manager, Toomey founded the Future of Music Coalition in 2000 with Kristin Thomson (who isRead More