Martin Morse Wooster, senior fellow at the Capital Research Center and contributing editor of Philanthropy magazine, discusses the problems that lead to Great Philanthropic Mistakes, the title of his recently revised and expanded book. Wooster offered these comments during an Oct. 18, 2010, speech to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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