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History of Philanthropy
Some Case Studies in Early Field Growth
As part of our research on the history of philanthropy, I (Luke Muehlhauser) investigated several case studies of early field growth, especially those in which philanthropists purposely tried to grow the size and impact of a (typically) young and small field of research or advocacy. As discussed below, my investigations had varying levels of depth.
Norman Volk, Former Chair, The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees on April 1, 2016
Jonathan Cohn, Dana Goldstein, Chris Hughes, Richard Kim, Mike Konczal, Dylan Matthews, Dayo Olopade, Andrew Revkin, Reihan Salam and Michael Waldman on May 2, 2013
Amanda Glassman, Director of Global Health Policy and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development on May 1, 2013.
