Ties that bind…
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/advisor-to-hollywood-philanthropy-is-big-time-obama-hollywood-campaign-bundler/
Spahn’s most significant high net worth clients—and longtime business associates—are Stephen Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg from his Dreamworks days, and he is still seen as their top philanthropic advisor. Several of Spahn’s top staff also come from Dreamworks with nonprofit track records, such as Jennifer Gonring, VP at Spahn’s firm and former director of charitable giving at Dreamworks.
Like Margery Tabankin who serves as Barbara Streisand’s philanthropic advisor, Spahn may associate with great wealth but he has a long resume in progressive politics dating back to the 1980s, when he was hired by Tom Hayden in the 1980s to run Hayden’s Campaign for Economic Democracy. Spahn has created Hollywood nonprofits such as the Environmental Media Association (promoting public awareness of environmental issues) and served on the boards of other nonprofits—before earning his appointment by President Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (serving alongside such Committee members as Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Yo-Yo Ma, Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard, Edward Norton, and Teresa Heinz).
It makes sense that the go-to guy for Hollywood campaign dollars for President Obama would be the go-to guy for access to Hollywood’s charitable funds?–Rick Cohen