Philanthrocapitalism
The Billionaire Boys Club
In her book last year, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System”, Diane Ravitch dismissively described the wealthy philanthropists who are bankrolling various efforts to improve the[...]
Monthly Archive: July 2011
Philanthrocapitalism
Olga Alexeeva: A Tribute
We were shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Olga Alexeeva, the director of Philanthropy Bridge Foundation. In the world of giving most of the attention goes to[...]
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Cleaning Up News Corp
How should philanthropy respond to the ‘Hackgate‘ scandal that is gripping Britain at the moment and, perhaps, spreading across the Atlantic? Supporting journalistic ethics (in the face of the continued[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Raising the Bar on CSR
Can and should companies be in the business of doing good? This long-running debate was graced earlier this year by a new contribution from Michael Porter, one of the world’s leading[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
The Match Game
We were chuffed to see the recent announcement by the Department for International Development (DFID), the UK’s overseas aid agency, that it has decided to launch a £30 million scheme to[...]
Bylines
Matthew Bishop is the US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of The Economist. Mr. Bishop was previously the magazine's London-based Business Editor.
Michael Green is an economist and writer, based in London. He is an adviser to the Big Society Network and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Read more.