Reply #11: Rangel is an interesting man..

[Princess Turandot]

I once attended a small meeting where he met with the admins at a hospital where I was working. He got onto the topic of not-for-profit organizations, and how many of the larger, prestigious ones have high rollers on their board, not just philanthropists committed to good deeds, but also corporate leaders who like to have the do-gooder stuff on their CV's. His point was that it was abt time that the corporate types started paying more than just lip service (i.e. donating $$ to the place they involve themselves with). He felt that what they needed to be more out front, doing was help spread the message of their particular NPF, and draw attention to its perspectives & goals. It was an interesting conversation.

He has a point. If you look at the Board list of many prominent charities, you see a lot of influential people whom you rarely see speaking out on the mission of their organization.