Profiting From Failure
What nonprofits and donors can learn from the closing of a venture philanthropy firm.
What nonprofits and donors can learn from the closing of a venture philanthropy firm.
Responsible Wealth, a Boston-based nonprofit, is convincing many affluent Americans to challenge the very rules that made them rich. Far from mere check writers or “limousine liberals,” these wealthy activists work against their self-interest to stamp out inequality at its source: unfair laws and policies. Their unique strategy of using privilege to contest privilege not only has attracted the rich and famous to their ranks, but also has bent the ears of senators and CEOs.
MacArthur “genius” prize winner creates drugs for the developing world.
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Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
What gets lost when donors follow their own hearts instead of recipients’ needs.