Friday, January 23, 2015
Head of David Rockefeller Fund Aims to Help Small, Overlooked Nonprofits
As the incoming leader of the David Rockefeller Fund, Lukas Haynes won’t be able to funnel vast amounts of cash to build universities or create major public-health institutions, as some previous philanthropic efforts of the Rockefeller family have done.
His job, he says, is to seek out small nonprofits that have been overlooked and give them money to help build momentum. "We can serve as a talent scout and a first-mover," he says....