July 23, 2009
'The Philanthropist' Rebuts Grant-Making Professionals
The Philanthropist is the "television program philanthropy loves to hate," notes Sean Stannard-Stockton, a blogger and Chronicle of Philanthropy columnist, succinctly capturing the foundation world's reaction to NBC's eight-part summer series.
Why? Because the program challenges the central premise of American philanthropy: that it is — and should be — turning into a profession.
When we meet the series' protagonist, Teddy Rist (James
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