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Author Solomon, Lewis D

Title Tech billionaire$ : reshaping philanthropy in a quest for a better world / Lewis D. Solomon
Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 146 pages)
Contents Introduction -- Private foundations in the United States : the impact of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller Sr. -- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation : big goals but following the traditional foundation model -- Pierre Omidyar and Omidyar Network : pioneering hybrid philanthropy -- Jeffrey Skoll and his philanthropic endeavors : funding social entrepreneurs and motion pictures -- Stephen Case : the rise and fall of a business empire, then entrepreneurship and innovative philanthropy -- Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Google.org : the corporation as philanthropist -- Conclusion
Summary "As a result of the rapid wealth creation in recent years, the world now boasts 1,125 billionaires, many of whom are self-made, according to the Forbes' 2008 list. Their massive wealth has created new philanthropic challenges. Imaginative giving by the new billionaires is beginning to transform philanthropy in terms of timing, involvement, strategy, and tactics. How this development impacts society as a whole is the subject of Lewis Solomon's book." "As the author notes, the traditional categories of business and philanthropy may no longer serve to meet the challenge of social problems. In the twenty-first century the tools and resources used to solve societal problems will be far more varied and mixed than previously. We now see interesting partnerships and new ways of thinking. The divide between profit and social good will narrow. If successful in using their money in innovative ways, government or for-profit business could scale up the catalytic efforts of the new philanthropists. This volume is a proactive, innovative guide to a new era, not just a new technique of monetary support."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Philanthropists -- United States -- Case studies
Charities -- United States -- Case studies
Endowments -- United States -- Case studies
Rich people -- Charitable contributions -- United States -- Case studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
Charities
Endowments
Philanthropists
Rich people -- Charitable contributions
United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008031098
ISBN 9781412813747
1412813743
9781351486828
1351486829
Other Titles Tech billionaires