The Power of Giving 2018
PHILANTHROPY'S IMPACT ON AMERICAN LIFE
Focus on Culture & the Arts
March 22, 2018
2018 Highlights
On March 22, 2018, the National Museum of American History hosted its third annual symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the Philanthropy Initiative’s annual theme: philanthropy’s impact on—and through—culture and the arts. Featured speakers and performers included Sam Bonsey, Morocco Britt-El, Laura Callanan, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Susan Fales-Hill, John L. Gray, Cynthia Harvey, Kelly Hicks, Alberto Ibargüen, Irene Hirano Inouye, Mary Stuart Masterson, Amanda B. Moniz, No Kings Collective, David M. Rubenstein, David J. Skorton, Azrielle Smith, and Darren Walker.
Smithsonian Welcome
David J. Skorton
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Museum Welcome
John L. Gray
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
Musical performance
The Mother's Prayer
Music by Ole Bull
Glenn Donnellan
Jan Chong
Culture, Arts & Democracy:
The Origins of American Cultural Institutions
Interviewer
Amanda B. Moniz
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy
National Museum of American History
Panelist
David J. Skorton
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Keynote
Darren Walker
President of the Ford Foundation
Why Cultural Philanthropy Matters
David M. Rubenstein
Chair of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
Project Plié: The American Ballet Theatre’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
Interviewer
Irene Hirano Inouye
President, US-Japan Council
Panelists
Cynthia Harvey
Artistic Director, Jackie Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre
Susan Fales-Hill
Former Trustee, American Ballet Theatre
Kirven Douthit-Boyd
Co-Artistic Director, Center of Creative Arts (COCA), St. Louis
Dance performance
Excerpts of “Jewels” from The Sleeping Beauty
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Cynthia Harvey
Morocco Britt-El, Kelly Hicks, Azrielle Smith
Students from the Jackie Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre
The Future of Funding the Arts
Impact Investing Through a Creativity Lens
Laura Callanan
Founding Partner Upstart Co-Lab
The Creative Economy Makes Local Work
Mary Stuart Masterson
Founder of the Stockade Works and Upriver Studios
Next Gen Arts Patrons Are Impact Investors
Sam Bonsey
Senior Director of The ImPact
Arts Bind People to Place & Each Other
Alberto Ibargüen
President of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Capturing Culture
Brandon Hill and Peter Chang
No Kings Collective
Closing Remarks
John L. Gray
Elizabeth MacMillan Director
National Museum of American History
