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Of Profits and Philanthropy

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date June 16, 2011

In the good old days, when he used to write engaging articles about economics, the Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman took on the urgent and pressing issue of how food in England got so bad and why it had suddenly got better. The problem, as he described it, was that the English had industrialised […]

Tags Blended value, Carnegie Corporation, CSR, Dan Altman, Felix Salmon, IBM, Jed Emerson, Michael Porter, Paul Krugman, shared value, Vartan Gregorian

New Faces of Philanthropy

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date December 2, 2008

The cover of the latest issue of Barron’s (subscription may be needed) features three “new faces of philanthropy”. This in itself is encouraging, as it suggests that the media is regaining interest in money-related stories that have nothing to do with the collapse of the financial system and are even positive about some rich people. […]

Tags Blended value, Endeavor, For-profit philanthropy