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Computer Game Puts Philanthropic Skills to the Test
Reprinted from the Philanthropy News Digest of the Foundation Center.
Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley (http://www.arts4sv.org/), a San Jose-base non-profit organizaton, has created an interactive computer game intended to test the philanthropic know-how of users and to spark Silicon Valley residents' interest in culture and the arts, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
The CD-ROM game puts the player in the position of a foundation president with a $500 million endowment to manage. In this role, the player must decide how much to give to art projects, arts education, cultural facilities and programming, and marketing, with the way in which the money is spent over forty years affecting the overall well-being and quality of life in the Valley.
Harry Saal, board president of Cultural Initiatives, hopes the game will stimulate conversation about the complexities of supporting cultural initiatives in the area. "Do we want Silicon Valley to be a great place?" he asks. "It's not fated that this will be a great place."
Gillmor, Dan. "Philanthropy's a Game to be Taken Seriously in Valley." San Jose Mercury Times, 10.20.00.
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