Philanthrocapitalism
So, after needlessly offending Britain’s philanthropists by calling them tax dodgers, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has sensibly abandoned his plans to limit the tax deductibility of their[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Why did the 35 billionaire philanthropists who gathered in Santa Barbara on May 9th hold their meeting behind closed doors? After all, as Matthew reported in the latest issue of[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
If you need proof that philanthrocapitalism matters more than ever, look no further than the large number of books touching on effective giving and social change that have been published[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
Why do we trust charities (non-profits, NGOs) so much more than we trust government or business? After all, each of these sorts of organisations are run by the same sort[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
This week in San Francisco some 1200 people have gathered for SoCap10, the third annual meeting of what has already become a sort of Woodstock for those interested in social[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
“Watch out Vittana”, tweeted Stephanie Strom (@ssstrom), the philanthropy writer at the New York Times, in response to Matthew’s tweet that Kiva, the online microfinance powerhouse, may be about to[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
The Social Innovation Fund established by the Obama administration is an important pilot of a new approach to scaling up successful ideas by social entrepreneurs, that we believe could be[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
There was much soul-searching at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. Matthew, who was there covering the event for the Economist, was struck by the mixture of gloom and optimism:[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
British hedge-fund philanthropist Chris Cooper-Hohn and his wife Jamie have just announced another huge gift – of £495m ($812m) – to the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), as Matthew has[...]
Philanthrocapitalism
“What has the Gates Foundation done for global health?”, was the topic of a debate at Britain’s Royal Society of the Arts on May 28th. The debate was inspired by[...]
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.
