Memoirs of a Retired Foundation Director

Posted by on December 11, 2011

Feather Houstoun to speak at College of Physicians luncheon

Feather Houstoun, until recently president of the William Penn Foundation, will provide her Memoirs of a Retired Foundation Director, or Will They Still Call After They Take the Checkbook Away? at the College of Physicians, 19 S. 22nd St. in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, December 21st from noon to 1pm.

Philadelphia has been described as a city whose civic and political decision-making takes place, not behind a few closed doors, but in “a thousand rooms – with few connecting doors.” The metaphor speaks to the city’s many tight-knit neighborhoods with strong traditions, its many non-profit human service organizations, its myriad cultural organizations, and the diversity of advocacy organizations that shape the civic debate. These factors all influence the diverse, complex urban environment that we treasure, but they can also interfere with the creation of consensus on critical public issues. How can we, as citizens, contribute to the progress of the region?

Houstoun will speak on these and other issues as part of the Food and Thought speaker series.  To register, go here.

http://houstoun.eventbrite.com/