‘Toward a New Social Contract’ is the theme of this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum, currently taking place in Washington, DC. But the real hand-to-hand fighting on the role that philanthropy plays in the rich’s responsibilities to society is being played out in Britain, where a government initiative to cut the tax subsidy to giving has […]
The following post appeared on the Financial Times journalist John Gapper’s blog. We could not possibly comment: Matthew Bishop gets a philanthropic bail-out January 29, 2009 The latest recipient of a bail-out seems to be Matthew Bishop, the author with Michael Green, of Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World, a book about the […]
On Sunday, The Economist hosted a debate in New York on the motion, “The business of business is business.” For the motion, Clive Crook, of the Financial Times and the Atlantic, and Will Wilkinson, of the Cato Institute, argued that this simple rule is a necessary “constitution” for business, to ensure that its managers can […]
Philanthrocapitalism was reviewed by John Gapper in the Financial Times today, who found it "thoroughly researched and enjoyable". John agrees that the new philanthropists have the potential to achieve their ambition of revolutionising philanthropy: "Institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation", he writes "achieve big things not only because they are rich but […]