At the November 2007 Annual Meeting of the Philanthropy Roundtable, Irvine President Jim Canales participated in a session titled "Learning from Mistakes in Philanthropy." This audio file includes the full 40-minute session. Session speakers include:
  • Paul Brest, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • William Damon, Professor of Education, Stanford University, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
  • James E. Canales, President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation
  • William A. Schambra, Senior Fellow and Director, Hudson Institute's Bradley Center (moderator)

Canales’ comments start about 18 minutes into the session.
Please click here to listen to the full session.