There was not much news this week in terms of applications coming in. As of class on Thursday, there were no applications in. This worried me a little, but was assured that some organizations were going to submit an application on the due date, Friday, April 2. Because we were still waiting for applications to come in, the class read up on a couple leaders and an all-women giving circle.
The leaders we read about were Lawrence Frymire of New Jersey Public TV (NJPTV) and Adrian Benepe of New York City Parks Commissioner. The contrasts between the two were amazing. Frymire was more of an anonymous leader, while Benepe was more known. I thought that Frymire was a great leader for NJPTV, and even though he was forced to resign, I think he could have kept doing good things for NJPTV. Benepe I also think was a good leader. I was amazed at how committed Benepe was to the parks. He personally looked out for vandals, and he went to events to promote donating to the parks, which he hated doing. I think both leaders were good for the job they had. I feel that Frymire did not need to promote NJPTV as much as Benepe had to promote the parks, so Frymire not going to events was did not harm NJPTV.
The all-women giving circle, the Hestia Fund (HF), was also a very interesting reading. I really enjoyed how hands-on HF was towards the organizations they funded. Also, making sure that not only organizations get money, but also the women in HF learn about philanthropy. This is an amazing concept, and it helped everyone want to be a part of HF. The impact that 40 women made with just $5,000 each was extraordinary. The read was very interesting and seemed to parallel what we are doing in class. We are a bunch of people that are trying to give away money, and we seem to run into a few of the same situations.
Overall, this week’s readings were very interesting and exposed me to a couple ways to lead and how those leaders ended up. Also, learning about HF was interesting as well because of how successful the fund was, and how much it paralleled our class. I am also hoping that we get some applications back for next week.
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This blog is generated by students in the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program who are taking a course in philanthropy. Join us as we develop our vision of the social good and then learn how best to deploy resources to achieve an impact. During the semester, we will go through the challenging and exciting process of giving away actual money to achieve beneficial change in our local community. Thanks for reading!
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