Join philanthropy thought leaders, Smithsonian curators, and historians as the National Museum of American History's Philanthropy Initiative hosts a thematic conversation on 250 years of American philanthropy. In this special program, participants will reflect upon 250 years of American philanthropy and look to the future.
We will consider:
- How has philanthropy shaped and reshaped the nation over the past 250 years?
- How have American ideals of equality, civic participation, and shared responsibility reflected a distinctive tradition of American giving?
Panels:
- Women, Philanthropy & American Social Reform
- Stewarding the Philanthropic Legacy of Madam C. J. Walker & A’Lelia Walker
- Sustaining What Defines Us: American Cultural Philanthropy
- Philanthropy & the American Civic Future
Featured Speakers
A'Lelia Bundles
Journalist & Biographer
Founder, Madam Walker Family Archives
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D.
CEO, Lever for Change
James M. Ferris, Ph.D.
Professor, Emery Evans Olson Chair in Nonprofit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
Director, The USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
Anthea M. Hartig, Ph.D.
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
Louise W. Knight
Author & Biographer
Northwestern University
Melanie Lundquist, LHD
Activist Philanthropist
Co-Founder & Board Vice Chair, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Board Member, News Literacy Project
Amanda B. Moniz, Ph.D.
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy
National Museum of American History
David M. Rubenstein
Smithsonian Institution Regent Emeritus
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Oscar L. Tang
Private Financier
Nicholas A. Tedesco
President & CEO
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Shannen Dee Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
University of Dayton