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Review of the Year

This time last year we stuck out our necks and made ten predictions for philanthrocapitalism in 2012. So how did we do? 1. Greater scrutiny of the 1%. We were right that the US presidential election would focus attention on the role of wealthy donors in shaping the political agenda through their cash donations to […]

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Did It Work?

‘The Year of Fighting Over What Works’ was our headline prediction for 2011. So how did we do? Let’s take a look at the 10 scenarios we saw when we peered into our philanthrocrystal ball back in January. 1) “A battle is going to rage over the relationship between profit and philanthropy.” And some. Within […]

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God and Mammon

“What would Jesus do?”. This question, put on one of the banners of the ‘Occupy’ protesters outside London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, is one that the Church of England has been struggling to answer in reaction to the public anger about the flaws in our economic system. What can the Church say and do about the […]