Collection: American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993 / Subjects: volunteerism

Start Over Collection American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993 Subjects volunteerism

Collection ID: ohrc001

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Collection ID:: 90-037
Date:: October 8, 1991
Scope Content:: Emmett D. Carson discusses in this interview his childhood, parents, and educational background, and describes the impact of each of these on his philosophy of philanthropy. He goes on to speak of African Americans and philanthropy, the relationship between percentage of minorities in philanthropy and the need for the understanding of minorities in philanthropy. Carson also emphasizes foundations and diversity, the role of government in philanthropy, and the conjectured relationship between drug dealing and other illegal activities and philanthropic funding.
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Collection ID:: 90-048
Date:: December 13, 1991
Scope Content:: Leslie Lenkowsky, the president of the Hudson Institute, discusses his background and education, the neo-conservative movement, Judaism, and the strengths and weaknesses of American foundations in this interview. He speaks of the impacts of the nineteen sixties, including increased attention to social welfare. In addition, Lenkowsky comments on foundation assessment, the problems with family foundations, the philanthropic role of the government, the relationship between Judaism and neo-conservatism, and many of his fellow philanthropists and the institutions they represent.
Place:: Baltic Region, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Soviet Union
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