Reminiscences of Thomas V. Seessel : oral history, 2003.

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Reminiscences of Thomas V. Seessel : oral history, 2003.

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Born 1937 in Chattanooga, TN; education: B.A. Dartmouth College (1959), M.P.A. Princeton University (1964); career: President and CEO of Seedco (1988-1998), Ford Foundation consultant, member of Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey's Board of Directors; September 11th: at home in Hopewell, N.J.; Ford Foundation reports on role of philanthropy: discussion of similarly-directed government reports, nature of corporate donations, non-need-based philanthropy, government versus philanthropic giving, payment allocation strategies, types of arguments surrounding victims' compensation, criticism of victims compensation philosophy, function of disaster relief Medicaid, nature of aid to undocumented workers, pace of distribution of funds, discussion of comparisons to Oklahoma City bombing aid, creation of dialogue between philanthropy and government, categories of aid distribution; September 11th Fund: role in philanthropic history; Federal Emergency Management Agency efforts: critique of unresponsiveness, complications from using conventional procedures; media coverage of philanthropic operations; general critique.

transcript: 60 p.sound recordings: 2 sound discs (109 min.) : digital ; 3 in.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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