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Judith Rodin: Rockefeller Foundation Head Changes the Charity and the World

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Hello, Yes Very impressive lady if she walks what she talks.
The poor communities need wise leadership and major donations for educations scholarships thru the non profits like the USo, the SFA special forces associations. They have 85 chapters in the US and we need innovative leadership and partnering with Rodin leadership abilities to help support the science, wisdom and innovations we need to mature and grow. This community is weak and sad because it has little funds to support the soldiers, wounded vets and families that fight. The bottom of the food chain. Getting the money for an education is only a first step, there has to be a second step and a job after and there has to be opportunity for incentives. But this mighty military community is taken advantage of by the local politics and business where there are no incentives but poverty and survival. Many of the vets are homeless and have been living in woods for years. Please help bring money to support, jobs, business, schlorships, business education and money to our commnity to help the families and soldiers wounded and injured caused by fighting for Americas freedoms. The community is far too poor to helm poor soldiers.
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David Mullins of NC 10:57AM December 24, 2009

thanks rockfeller foundation for being the 25th multi billion dollar foundation to say NONONONONO to helping homeless children in our own country why is it everyone nowadays hates america and americans even our own people dont want to help americans sure its great to help other countries but hey we have people here that need help too why do you feelw e are in a recession ????americans need help too we are humans too not some supreme god from outer space and its time big foundations help americans for a change its pathetic we have the ebst local ideal ever and wont be able to do anything as we cant get funded

lake city of ID 3:41PM November 05, 2009

Did US News ever consider going beyond the rarefied walls of Harvard University to asking nonprofits and/or others for suggestions as to whom they might believe are the "best" leaders in this space? Or asking people other than those who get grants from Rockefeller and/or who are largely insiders with access to their coffers (and, now, clearly, determining who's a "leader")? Had US News dug a bit deeper, it would have found considerable skepticism about the Rockefeller Foundation's leadership among a significant number of nonprofit organizations, including philanthropic entities. At a time when the world is clamoring for more authentic leadership in which transparency, collaboration, and results are more important than stature and insider credentials, these kinds of accolades ring hollow and send a distressing signal that some things never change.

Betty Cunningham of PA 10:06AM October 28, 2009

I cannot believe that Rodin was selected for this honor after what she has done to the Rockefeller Foundation -- closing down important lines of work where the RF was a pioneer, laying off most of the program staff and replacing them with people with no experience in the fields the Foundation has long supported, and denigrating and re-writing the organization's history. If members of the selection committee didn't benefit from RF grants or consultancies as suggested above, then they must have bought the Foundation's website and press releases hook, line and sinker -- it's all Rodin, all the time.

Lynn Szwaja of CT 3:46PM October 22, 2009

Interesting piece considering the controversy surrounding her management of the organization. Also, it was interesting to see a few Rockefeller grantees and consulting firms among the members of the selection committee, particularly Harvard University. I wonder if this played a role in the selection of Dr. Rodin.

Floyd Rheos of NJ 11:32AM October 22, 2009