Joel Fleishman’s Vision for Philanthropy Should Inspire Us All

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy (November 15, 2024)

The philanthropic world recently lost one of its greats, Joel L. Fleishman. He served as president of the Atlantic Philanthropic Services Company, the American arm of the Atlantic Philanthropies, and was a masterful scholar at Duke University and a mentor to literally hundreds of people.

Joel’s teachings reverberate across the philanthropic world. He elevated my own vision as a foundation professional and offered a strong defense of the foundation model — but only when it was done right. For Joel, that meant taking bold, strategic risks that create a road map for successfully addressing major challenges in a foundation’s area of interest.

Read the full article by Yossi Prager in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.