Tech billionaire$ : reshaping philanthropy in a quest for a better world /

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"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 tran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Solomon, Lewis D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, ©2009.
Temas:
Philanthropists > United States > Case studies.
Charities > United States > Case studies.
Endowments > United States > Case studies.
Rich people > Charitable contributions > United States > Case studies.
Fondations > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Riches > Dons de charité > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Philanthropy & Charity.
Charities
Endowments
Philanthropists
Rich people > Charitable contributions
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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