Thursday, April 20, 2017
Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy
Amid a mood of global distrust toward institutions, philanthropic foundations must prioritize winning public confidence, including by partnering together and taking risks, said Rajiv Shah in some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of the Rockefeller Foundation about six weeks ago.
Philanthropists have a key role in addressing some of the root causes of the current global political environment, in which trust in large institutions — from governments, to businesses, to the news media — are near historic lows, he said...