Does Philanthropy Make a Difference? | Institute of Politics

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Mimi Corcoran, Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation Director at the Open Society Foundations; Christine W. Letts, Interim Director of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations; and Margaret McKenna, President Emeritus at Lesley University and former Walmart Foundation President participated in a discussion about the power, limitations and complications of philanthropy. IOP Fellow (Fall '12) Sonal Shah moderated the conversation, which covered partnerships, social investing and the challenges of corporate foundations.

November 1, 2012

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