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The Year of Giving Dangerously

2009 showed that the philanthrocapitalism revolution is here to stay, as mega-giving by the likes of Bill Gates and the mass philanthrocapitalism of organisations like kiva.org and donorschoose surged ahead despite the economic downturn. So what does 2010 hold in store? Gazing into our crystal ball, we see philanthrocapitalism continuing to surge ahead as givers […]

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Is That A Caterpillar On Your Lip?

“Philanthrocapitalism and facial hair”, tweeted Ian Wilhelm of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, in response to Matthew’s (@mattbish) tweet that he is helping to judge moustaches at tonight’s Movember party at Capitale in New York. It may seem unlikely, but Movember, which, as Rachel Sklar puts it, involves “your gentlemen friends sprouting wantonly on their upper […]