(Community Matters) Important article in the NYTimes about philanthropy and advocacy – important because such prominent feature in one of the papers of record. Provoking perspective – whether lesser transparency, more influence from the affluent is less democratic. I’m proud the KDK-Harman Foundation has been a leader in using philanthropy as advocacy re: public education.
When we first talked about the foundation founders’ education lobby day, it originated from a belief that the wealthy might also the most influential with electeds. And, since so many successful men & women cared so much about Texas education funding, they could be more persuasive with the electeds
There’s also the approach of teaching nonprofit leaders to use advocacy and organizing, in a broader sense.
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