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Andrea Taylor: Hope Through Compassion

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Partner:: Chautauqua Institution
Location:: Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY
Event Date:: 08.12.09
Speakers:: Tom Becker,; Andrea Taylor
Tags:: compassion; economic crisis; philanthropy; economic recovery

Summary: Andrea Taylor, Director of Community Affairs at Microsoft, talks with Tom Becker, President of the Chautauqua Institution, about the importance of philanthropy. She discusses her past experiences in the field, and explores the changing nature of philanthropy in light of the recent economic crisis.

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Tom Becker

Tom Becker is the president of Chautauqua Institution. Becker joined Chautauqua in March 1985 as a vice president of the Institution and vice president of the Chautauqua Foundation. Over the years he was promoted to executive vice president and CEO of the Foundation.

In 2001, he continued as chief executive officer of the Foundation and was named executive vice president of Chautauqua Institution. As chief executive, Becker oversaw the growth of the Foundation into a professional fund-raising organization and led it to raising over $100 million in support of the Institution.

Andrea Taylor

Andrea L .Taylor is Director of Community Affairs for Microsoft North America, based in Redmond, Wash., where her team manages the Giving Campaign and Employee Engagement. She develops strategy and oversees implementation of Microsoftâ€™s Unlimited Potential Community Technology Skills program, a global initiative that promotes digital inclusion and increased access to training in underserved communities. Taylor also works closely with nonprofit organizations, governments and businesses while making company investments that support economic development by advancing employability and workforce development. Taylor's extensive career in media, philanthropy and education includes prior work at The Boston Globe, the Ford Foundation, Education Development Center, Film Forum, and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and board memberships on the Council on Foundations and the Cleveland Foundation.

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01 hr 10 min 38 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 39 sec

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02.: A Family History of Service

05 min 40 sec

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03.: Becoming Involved with Philanthropy

02 min 26 sec

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04.: The Strengths of Local Philanthropy Organizations

03 min 06 sec

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05.: The Strengths of Global Philanthropy Organizations

03 min 25 sec

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06.: Building Non-profits in the Soviet Union

04 min 32 sec

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07.: The Challenges of International Philanthropy

04 min 13 sec

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08.: Making Lasting Changes

04 min 02 sec

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09.: Microsoft's Job Training Program

02 min 58 sec

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10.: Promoting Dialogue Between Non-profits, Government, and Industry

03 min 11 sec

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11.: Political Support for Job Training

02 min 38 sec

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12.: Closing the Technology Skill Gap

05 min 39 sec

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13.: Social Networks and Philanthropy

03 min 55 sec

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14.: Q & A

01 min 14 sec

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15.: Q1: The Role of Community Colleges in Job Training

02 min 17 sec

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16.: Q2: Applying for Microsoft's Training Vouchers

02 min 25 sec

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17.: Q3: Microsoft's 'School for the Future'

02 min 14 sec

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18.: Q4: The One Laptop Per Child Program

01 min 35 sec

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19.: Q5: Balancing Short-Term Aid with Long-Term Change

03 min 11 sec

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20.: Q6: Funding Grassroots Initiatives

03 min 00 sec

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21.: Q7: The Growing Need for Education

03 min 58 sec

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22.: Q8: The Effects of Growing Up in the Digital Age

03 min 12 sec

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'Constant Learning' Key to Microsoft’s Success

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Andrea Taylor, Director of Community Affairs at Microsoft, discusses the importance of teaching adaptability in any philanthropic effort. She explains that Microsoft, both in its philanthropic efforts and within the company itself, focuses on "providing people with a way of thinking…that allows them to be open and receptive to constant learning."
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Encyclopædia Britannica Article

philanthropy: Voluntary, organized efforts intended for socially useful purposes. Philanthropic groups existed in the ancient civilizations of the Middle East, Greece, and Rome: an endowment supported Plato's Academy (c. 387 BC) for some 900 years; the Islamic waqf (religious endowment) dates to the 7th century AD; and the medieval Christian church administered trusts for benevolent purposes. Merchants in 17th- and 18th-century western Europe founded organizations for worthy causes. Starting in the late 19th century, large personal fortunes led to the creation of private foundations that bequeathed gifts totaling millions and then billions in support of the arts, education, medical research, public policy, social services, environmental causes, and other special interests. See Andrew Carnegie; B'nai B'rith; Bill Gates; George Peabody; Rockefeller Foundation; Straus family.; philanthropy on britannica.com

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Posted: 08.22.09, 05:08 PM

ahaha microsoft learning?...wow the gall of these clowns to suggest that learning how to antitrust a market and coerce partners is a worthwhile pursuit.