Giving: America's Greatest National Resource
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GENERAL
Remarks by David Rockefeller, Sr., chairman, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, under auspices of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Ft Worth, Texas, February 6, 1985.
First, I will mention some of the more personal and fundamental axioms that have shaped my family's and my own involvement with philanthropy over the years. Second, I will underscore the enormous importance of the nonprofit sector as a force in this country. And third, I will suggest some of the challenges I see facing philanthropic activity at the present time.
CONTENTS
Big thinking needed - Texas style.
Personal axioms of giving.
A triple threat to nonprofits.
Giving - a uniquely American tradition.
The nonprofit sector - a substantial part of our economy.
Kids, Pets and salad oil.
The challenges facing philanthropy - public policy.
The challenges - management.
The challenges - public awareness.
The intangibles - giving involves more than money.