Foundations Seek Out New Approaches to Giving
March 19, 2007
A panel on Kojo Nnamdi’s public radio show discussed how America’s largest grant makers are exploring new ways to spark innovation and solve pressing societal problems, including by offering million-dollar prizes and financing new billion-dollar charities.
Guests included Joel L. Fleishman of Duke University; Ian Wilhelm of The Chronicle of Philanthropy; Tom Vander Ark of the X-Prize Foundation; and John Hurvitz of Covington & Burling.