Author: Barry Goldberg
Black Education and Rockefeller Philanthropy from the Jim Crow South to the Civil Rights Era
Applying a vast fortune to the American race problem, but with decades of false assumptions and well-intended approaches that fell short.
Philanthropy’s Search for an HIV Vaccine: Building Public-Private Partnerships in a Global Pandemic
How a meeting of scientists and health experts sparked a new international campaign to find a way to prevent AIDS.
In Brief: Manels Before #MeToo
A foundation’s early criticism of the all-male conference panel, before #nomoremanels
Who Belongs in the Boy Scouts? Philanthropy’s Support for Black Scouting
A foundation struggled to make one of America’s oldest youth organizations more racially inclusive. But it only got so far under Jim Crow.
Ted Watkins and the Rockefeller Foundation: An Unlikely Partnership
How a charismatic community activist from Watts challenged a foundation’s civil rights strategy through a jobs training program.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park
Who defines the public good? The showdown caused when a wealthy philanthropist bought land and tried to give it to the American people.
The Origins of the Rockefeller Foundation Equal Opportunity Program
How a simple grant request seeded the launch of a full program addressing inequality.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Supports Modern Environmentalism
Environmental education was once an unusual idea. The Audubon Society changed that and became the household name it is today.
Philanthropy Helps Save the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
More than 700 major organizations and countless smaller individual donors helped restore a symbol of history and culture.
In Brief: The Rockefeller Foundation Supports Renowned Urbanist Jane Jacobs
One small grant gave enduring voice to one of the most famous critiques of postwar urban renewal.