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The Billionaire Boys Club

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date July 27, 2011

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 otherwise taxpayer funded school system as the “billionaire boys club”. She argues that the likes of Bill Gates, the Walton family (heirs of the founder […]

Tags Bill Gates, Diane Ravitch, Eli Broad, Endeavor, George Soros, Harvard, Human Rights Watch, Joel Klein, John Deasy, Lincoln Center, News Corp, Omidyar Network, Open Society Institute, Robert Schwartz, Rupert Murdoch, Teach for America, Wal-Mart, Wall Street Journal, Walton Family Foundation

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