Network Days 2014: State of Foundation Center with Brad Smith

At Network Days 2014, an annual conference for Foundation Center’s 480+ information center affiliates, Bradford K. Smith, President, Foundation Center, discusses philanthropy from the international perspective, as well as the work of the Funding Information Network to provide resources to nonprofits across the globe.

INDEX:
Introductory remarks – 00:07
International perspective: Australia – 00:57
International perspective: Nigeria – 05:58
Hewlett convening of foundation representatives to address political polarization – 08:33
Power of philanthropy to tackle big issues and generational differences in perspective – 10:59
Foundation Center vision for making sense out of the “data deluge” = 12:33
Being out in the field: face-to-face interactions – 13:48
Foundation Center’s “offline” presence – 14:43
Origins of Foundation Center – 16:19
Q & A from audience – 19:31