{"product_id":"letting-go-ben-wrobel-9780578858616","title":"Letting Go: How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good By Giving Up Control: How Philanthropists and Impact Investo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is about power -- who has it, and how it's used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's an open secret: philanthropy today is top-heavy and insular. A glance at the world' largest foundations and impact investment funds reveals that decision-makers tend tp be disproportionately white, male, and from backgrounds of privilege. And decisions tend to be made in a closed, opque way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLetting Go\u003c\/em\u003e, Ben Wrobel and Meg Massey tell the story of the funders who have chosen to cede decision-making power to people with lived experience of the problem at hand. The stories range from a global foundation run by and for young feminist activists, to a neighborhood loan fund controlled by working-class residents of color. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs this book reveals, it's not only possible to shift power in philanthropy and impact investing - it's imperative in a world where inequality is reaching a breaking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Wrobel, Meg Massey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578858614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578858616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zorajack Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Ben Wrobel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057679167743,"sku":"9780578858616","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7901810-a7d9-4d88-94fb-ea73d5223364.jpg?v=1685048328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letting-go-ben-wrobel-9780578858616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}