Categories
Archive

The Rich Versus The Rest?

‘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 […]

Categories
Archive

Hot Nude Magic Bullets!

Naked Sarah Jessica Parker and nude Britney Spears won’t end poverty but the fact that spam offering photos of such delights was clogging up the trending Twitter stream (#giveandtech) of a conference on philanthropy and information technology held in London on September 15th was evidence that the potential of mobile phones to drive a revolution […]

Categories
Archive

Obama’s Philanthrocapitalism

Although he did not actually appear in person, Barack Obama stole the show at last week’s Global Philanthropy Forum, as senior figures from his administration invited the philanthropists and non-profits gathered in Washington to partner with them. This is is great news, and something we have argued for. If done well, it can help philanthrocapitalism […]