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Join philanthropy and education thought leaders and Smithsonian historians at the fifth annual POWER OF GIVING symposium bringing historic perspectives to contemporary conversations about educational equity and the role of philanthropy. Day 1 of this virtual National Museum of American History program features a conversation with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and the museum’s David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, Dr. Amanda B. Moniz, about the history of African American educational philanthropy in the United States. Next, a keynote by education policy leader Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute, focuses on philanthropic opportunities to address inequity in moments of social upheaval. A panel from funders’ perspectives led by philanthropist and former teacher Liz Simons closes the day with participants Bob Hughes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s director of K-12 Education, Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir, president of the Spencer Foundation, and Dr. Darling-Hammond. Symposium Welcome and Closing Remarks by Dr. Anthea M. Hartig, the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan Director.
THE POWER OF GIVING symposium is part of the National Museum of American History’s Philanthropy Initiative. To view other POWER OF GIVING videos, visit the Philanthropy Initiative’s YouTube Playlist at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZxSSLX6InCQl0mjMfeFNDXHRR150CldH
For more on the Philanthropy Initiative, visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/philanthropy.
Join philanthropy and education thought leaders and Smithsonian historians at the fifth annual POWER OF GIVING symposium bringing historic perspectives to contemporary conversations about educational equity and the role of philanthropy. Day 1 of this virtual National Museum of American History program features a conversation with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and the museum’s David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, Dr. Amanda B. Moniz, about the history of African American educational philanthropy in the United States. Next, a keynote by education policy leader Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute, focuses on philanthropic opportunities to address inequity in moments of social upheaval. A panel from funders’ perspectives led by philanthropist and former teacher Liz Simons closes the day with participants Bob Hughes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s director of K-12 Education, Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir, president of the Spencer Foundation, and Dr. Darling-Hammond. Symposium Welcome and Closing Remarks by Dr. Anthea M. Hartig, the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan Director.
THE POWER OF GIVING symposium is part of the National Museum of American History’s Philanthropy Initiative. To view other POWER OF GIVING videos, visit the Philanthropy Initiative’s YouTube Playlist at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZxSSLX6InCQl0mjMfeFNDXHRR150CldH
For more on the Philanthropy Initiative, visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/philanthropy.
