Rick Graber is the CEO of the Bradley Foundation and Chairman of the Philanthropy Roundtable. He discusses a fascinating article he recently penned for RealClearMarkets and the Daily Signal (Woke Foundations, Beneficiaries of Capitalism, Undermine Free Market (dailysignal.com)) about how large financial institutions, both for-profit and non-profit, are turning their backs on the system which made their wealth possible in the first place.

Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro
1:17 – Catching up with corporate engagement
4:11 – Early days of board room activism
10:55 – Why foundations go leftist
13:55 – Philanthropy roundtable versus the feeder system
18:05 – New Yorker hit piece on the Bradley Foundation
22:02 – How to earn the Bradley Prize
25:11 – Alternatives to government programs, school choice
28:21 – Freedom in eastern Europe
32:38 – Importance of donor privacy

Rick Graber is the CEO of the Bradley Foundation and Chairman of the Philanthropy Roundtable. He discusses a fascinating article he recently penned for RealClearMarkets and the Daily Signal (<a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/18/woke-foundations-use-dollars-acquired-through-capitalism-to-undermine-free-market-principles/">Woke Foundations, Beneficiaries of Capitalism, Undermine Free Market (dailysignal.com)</a>) about how large financial institutions, both for-profit and non-profit, are turning their backs on the system which made their wealth possible in the first place.
Timestamps:
0:00 &ndash; Intro 1:17 &ndash; Catching up with corporate engagement 4:11 &ndash; Early days of board room activism 10:55 &ndash; Why foundations go leftist 13:55 &ndash; Philanthropy roundtable versus the feeder system 18:05 &ndash; New Yorker hit piece on the Bradley Foundation 22:02 &ndash; How to earn the Bradley Prize 25:11 &ndash; Alternatives to government programs, school choice 28:21 &ndash; Freedom in eastern Europe 32:38 &ndash; Importance of donor privacy

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