April 23 — Private Philanthropy and foreign affairs
No one is better positioned to discuss the future of international philanthropy than Fran Quigley: he has addressed the issue as journalist, as Congressional chief of staff, as board member for global NGOs, now as director of operations for the exceedingly important IU-Kenya partnership … not to mention his sister was long-time head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
When: Wednesday, April 23 11:00 AM
Where: North United Methodist Church 3808 N Meridian St Indianapolis, IN 46208
Billionaire Warren Buffet’s June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems?
Fran Quigley is the director of operations and development for the IU-Kenya Partnership, www.iukenya.org, and an adjunct professor of law at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. He has been a writer for NUVO and the Indianapolis Recorder, director of the ACLU-Indiana, chief of staff of Rep. Julia Carson.
Know before you go … Look at the webpage of the IU-Kenya partnership for a flavor of how Fran’s program connects funding from local, national, and international sources, from the private and public sector.
If this sounds like an interesting event, be sure to check out … Provocate’s John Clark responds to Fran Quigley in a talk about Why Indianapolis Needs Its Own Foreign Policy on May 28.
