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A complete, edited transcript is now available of the December 2 book discussion, co-hosted by Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal and the Council on Foundations, of

Money Well Spent: 

A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Hudson Institute - Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center
1015 15th Street, NW - Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005

For those interested in getting maximum effectiveness out of philanthropic dollars in these troubled times, Hewlett Foundation president Paul Brest and ClimateWorks Foundation president Hal Harvey have written an important new book, Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy. Arguing that philanthropic ventures often fail not as a result of risk taking, but because of vague goals, poor strategy, and the absence of feedback, Money Well Spent promises to deepen the understanding of experienced hands in philanthropy as well as introduce newcomers to the issues, challenges, and discourse of the field.

Gunderson, Brest, Schambra, Dyer, Walter

                            Paul Brest

On Tuesday, December 2, Hudson Institute's Bradley Center and the Council on Foundations hosted author Paul Brest to discuss his book, along with Barbara Dyer  of the Hitachi Foundation and Tim Walter  of the Association of Small Foundations. The Bradley Center's William Schambra and Steve Gunderson of the Council on Foundations moderated the discussion.

11:45 a.m.
Registration, lunch buffet

12:00 p.m.
Welcome by Hudson Institute's William Schambra

12:10
Panel discussion
Paul Brest, Hewlett Foundation
Barbara Dyer, Hitachi Foundation
Tim Walter, Association of Small Foundations

1:10
Question-and-answer session

2:00
Adjournment

To request further information on this event or the Bradley Center, please call (202) 974-2424 or email bradleycenter@hudson.org.