tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post8555516881018698458..comments2023-10-17T02:00:59.655-07:00Comments on Insightful Pontificator: MARK QUINN APPEARING AT NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29Mighty Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729122987480118332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post-11697231599408544892010-09-07T15:13:58.007-07:002010-09-07T15:13:58.007-07:00Thanks, Reid.Thanks, Reid.Mighty Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729122987480118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post-16982679713697338172010-09-07T12:43:39.532-07:002010-09-07T12:43:39.532-07:00Maybe you could comment to teh students on this Tr...Maybe you could comment to teh students on this Tribune story on the Gates Foundation in which "experts" suggest that giving money to charity rather than paying in taxes opens you up to a "democratic" process, which I suppose includes self-appointed expert on the common good:<br /><br />The Gates Foundation also has been criticized for having a small board of directors -- the co-chairs and Buffett -- running such a large charitable organization, Palmer said.<br /><br />Pablo Eisenberg of Georgetown University's Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership said the foundation has a moral obligation to share its decision-making process more broadly as it distributes what is partly taxpayer dollars they saved on taxes by giving the money away.<br /><br />"There's no substitute for other points of view and perspectives around the table when a so-called board is about to make a decision on priorities and programs affecting $3 billion a year or more," Eisenberg said. The foundation does have several advisory boards and other consultants, but Eisenberg considers them a poor substitute for a governing board that includes strong outside voices.Reidnoreply@blogger.com