Putting Wealth to Work: Philanthropy for Today or Investing for Tomorrow? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781610395328)

By 2025, Americans will likely be donating over half a trillion dollars annually to nonprofit organizations. Those philanthropic gifts will transform significant parts of America's civic sector landscape.

Philanthropy is entering an era of unprecedented growth and innovation. Established foundations such as Ford and Rockefeller are doubling down on programs tackling long-simmering problems, including global inequality, less-than-stellar education, and uneven access to health care. Many foundations are engaging in advocacy on controversial issues, exploring venture philanthropy solutions, and experimenting with impact investing. And philanthropists such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, New York's high-profile financiers, and Silicon Valley's billionaires are planning to put their wealth to work as never before: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan recently pledged to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares during their lifetimes, and nearly 150 others have signed the Giving Pledge to increase dramatically their "giving while living."

In Putting Wealth to Work, Joel L. Fleishman provides expert analysis of contemporary philanthropy, offering invaluable insight for those engaging with and affected by charitable foundations. This is the fascinating and definitive account of philanthropy today, and an indispensable guide to understanding its inner workings, impact, and expansive potential.

Author: Joel L. Fleishman
ISBN-10: 1610395328
ISBN-13: 9781610395328
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2017
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/12/2017
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2017
Library Journal 10/01/2017
Choice 04/01/2018