tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post1247291527391202968..comments2007-04-09T10:58:39.756-04:00Trent Stamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951791606945551730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post-41618850677446713292007-01-19T10:34:10.395-05:002007-01-19T10:34:10.395-05:00Trent, it would be great if you could submit a post to the new Giving Carnival. The first edition will cover the debate surrounding the Gates Foundation investment policy. You can read all about The Giving Carnival <a href="http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/01/introducing_the.html">here</a>.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07403925570833037540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post-30622755259924293132007-01-12T14:42:32.945-05:002007-01-12T14:42:32.945-05:00I see the investments in those "bad" companies as not necessarily a bad thing. Do those companies hire locals? Do they help improve the local economy? Often times, bad companies do good things and good companies do bad thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10130350.post-19883704189973826672007-01-10T12:37:27.522-05:002007-01-10T12:37:27.522-05:00with respect to your column Is Your Foundation Smart or Just Rich, and this one as well: <br />It is wise for someone to point out to the Gates Foundation that they might be struggling due to the fact that they are not choosing their leaders wisely. Mr. Vander Ark was not a success as a school superintendent, perhaps as a businessman, I don't know. You are not going to get creative people to re-structure schools from the typical business model. Business and ethics many times do not even belong in the same sentence! I am sure it is frustrating for Bill Gates. I am sure he does not want to throw money at the wind, but he needs to look to a different pool of people to help him out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com