Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park - Valleywag Comments

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

Jackson West — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:54:33 PDT

@kfury: @edosan: Then why didn't the foundation say that?

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

kfury — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:18 PDT

Staying mission-aligned is one of the hardest things a foundation has to do. The Gates Foundation not helping Bletchley Park because it's not aligned with their mission is actually a sign that they *do* have experienced philanthropists at the helm, rather than shoot-from-the-hip checkbook grantwriters.

kfury

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

edosan — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:28:30 PDT

So, England doesn't want to take care of it themselves and you knock Bill Gates for not footing the bill?

Maybe Steve Jobs can dig into his black turtleneck budget for the month and slip them a few million.

edosan

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

sample032 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:59 PDT

According to wikipedia, "the primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology."

I think there are better places for charities to spend money than to preserve historical buildings. I'm not saying it should be redeveloped, just that there are more appropriate ways to protect it, like state and federal Registers of Historic Places.

sample032

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

DanLar75 — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:36 PDT

This is just sad! Why wasn't Bletchley Park given national monument/sanctuary status long ago?

I'd buy it id I could..

DanLar75

Gates Foundation refuses to help Bletchley Park

Arnaud H — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:48:15 PDT

What a shame... Can't Paul Allen or Woz - the geek kings - step in?

Arnaud H