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Hirsch, Bruce A., December 5, 1991

Collection ID:
90-042
Date:
December 5, 1991
Scope Content:
Dr. Bruce A. Hirsch, executive director of the Clarence Heller Foundation, discusses his education, background, and philosophy of philanthropy. He speaks of grant making at the Heller Foundation and of the main areas in which this institution issues grants, which include health and the environment, environmental preservation, chamber and symphonic orchestra music, and curriculum development for underprivileged students. Hirsch discusses family foundations, the impact of the nineteen sixties, grant making, grant evaluation, and environmental grant making.
Place:
California and San Francisco, California
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Joseph, James A., April 23, 1991, bulk February 28, 1991

Collection ID:
90-021
Date:
April 23, 1991, bulk February 28, 1991
Scope Content:
James A. Joseph, the president and chief executive officer of the Council on Foundations, discusses his values, education, career, and philosophy of philanthropy. He speaks of international philanthropy, especially in the context of his book, The Charitable Impulse . In addition, Joseph comments on foundation assessment, philanthropic ethics, diversity and minority groups in philanthropy, and the necessity of leadership. He also reveals his beliefs as to the place of philanthropy in United States society and he speaks of the fewness of jobs and lack of specific training for jobs in the philanthropic world.
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Lyman, Richard, August 21, 1991

Collection ID:
90-034
Date:
August 21, 1991
Scope Content:
Richard Lyman, president of Stanford University and president of the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses his background, education, and career, and his views on philanthropy. Specifically, he speaks extensively about the Rockefeller Foundation, the ideal characteristics of foundation leaders, diversity, philanthropic ethics, and both the positive and negative aspects of grant evaluation. Lyman also speaks of foundations in general and the health of American foundations.
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Mawby, Russell G., April 3, 1990

Collection ID:
90-007
Date:
April 3, 1990
Scope Content:
Russell G. Mawby, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the W.K Kellogg Foundation, discusses his family and childhood on a fruit farm in rural Michigan, the development of his values, and the importance placed on education and agriculture as he grew up. He speaks of his entrance into the field of philanthropy, and his broad definition of philanthropy, foundations, and philanthropic ethics. Mawby outlines some of the main grant making goals of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, including urban and rural education and development, nutritional health on an international scale, and ground water education. In addition, he discusses foundations in American society and what he sees in the future for philanthropy.
Place:
Michigan
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993