Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation

The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation was founded in 2001.

'Donald Smith is a libertarian, but his wife, Paula, is a liberal. Their two daughters, both of whom sit on the foundation’s board, also sit on opposite sides of the political fence.'

The foundation 'defends free speech and a free society through the critical examination of ideas, sponsoring debates and related activities in the New York area. In a world where philosophical arguments all too often take the form of partisan rancor and anti-intellectual appeals, the Foundation hopes to serve as a reminder that we are united by a deeper loyalty: to skeptical analysis, reason, and truth-seeking. The Foundation aims to foster informed debates that are both vigorous and civil, on topics ranging from economics to ethics, from politics to art, and beyond. Some debates will yield clear answers and some debates can never be settled, but the argumentative process itself can serve as a model of rational discourse in an often divided society."

People

• Nicole Gray Conchar From circa 2001: 'Prior to relocating to the United Kingdom in 2003, Nicole was founding Executive Director of the Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation [sometimes called the Smith Family Foundation]. The mission of the Foundation is to defend free speech and a free society. This is achieved through the critical examination of ideas and the sponsoring of public policy debates and related activities in the New York City area. Gray Conchar went on to joint Market House International the PR firm which ran the Stockholm Network of free market think tanks between 2003 and 2006.

Contact details

The Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation
152 West 57th Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY10019
Phone: 646.452.9995
Web: http://www.thesmithfamilyfoundation.org/

External links

• Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation , "Taking Spending Discretion Away From Our Elected Officials: A desirable and practical way of ensuring fiscal responsibility?", April 13th, 2004.