“The ‘oh, woe is me’ thing, we’ve just got to get over that. The world has changed. It’s happened.” So said Beth Frerking at a social entrepreneurship conference organised by students at Harvard Business School on February 27th-28th. The “it” in question is the shock to the news media caused by the combination of economic […]
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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 […]