Maybe we're the only Museum that ended up with a little something from a
grant from Bill Gates, to a program at NEA called NFIE (Sorry, I can't
remember what it means, I'm not an Educator) called The Road Ahead - just
like the book.  I have a fancy new modem attached to my workhorse at the
office, and will begin holding hands with abunch of junior high kids who
have a batch of new equipment and line time at their junior high.  Gates
gave out enough money to make 20 or so projects happen across the country.
     Diane Brenner, Anchroage Museum

On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Ivy Strickler wrote:

> >I've been invited to a brainstorm session to help Microsoft come up with
> >"new directions for corporate giving" on Thursday, 2/18. The company is
> >looking to divide their philanthropic giving into three fields:
> >Tech/Computers; Education; and Creativity (rather than "the Arts").
> >They're interested in hearing ideas from the museum field about things
> >they might do, what the current issues are, where the museum field is at.
> >I'd be happy to represent any big ideas you've got (i.e., it's not at the
> >"Fund me! Fund me!" stage, it's at the big picture/gathering background
> >stage.) The catch: I need to hear from you quickly, since the meeting's 48
> >hours from now.
> >
> >If you're interested in contributing ideas or points of view, you can
> >e-mail me directly at [log in to unmask]
> >
> >Thanks!!
> >Judy Rand, Rand and Associates
> >[log in to unmask]
>
> How interesting! I just read in US News that Bill Gates gives nothing to
> charity-says he'll think about it when he's fifty.
> Ivy Fleck Strickler                     Phone 215-895-1637
> Drexel University                       Fax 215-895-4917
> Nesbitt College of Design Arts          [log in to unmask]
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see
> it for free."
>