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Norman Volk, Former Chair, The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Focus Area: History of Philanthropy
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    Published: April 01, 2016

    The Open Philanthropy Project spoke with Norman Volk, former chair of the John A. Hartford Foundation board of trustees, as part of its investigation into case studies of efforts to grow new or small scientific fields. Conversation topics included the
    Hartford Foundation’s efforts to grow the field of geriatrics.

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