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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

The Year of Giving Dangerously

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date December 31, 2009

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 […]