I almost couldn't believe the full-page ad in the NY Times last week
(3/9/10 page A7). All the conflict and strife in the world and there they
were--three former competitors--happily posing together with big smiles on
their face.

It was so nice to see Pepsi, Coke and...

What ever happened to plain vanilla philanthropy? The kind that just said, "you're doing a swell job holding your finger in the dike."

Oh, for the good old days when all a little non-profit had to do was a terrific job (and keep good records). When I founded The Lower...