Philanthropy 3.0: The Value of Fundamental Change
By: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
By Christine Grumm
Stephanie DotyPhilanthropists always try to maximize their impact.
That’s why we have the maxim, “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
I call this the move from Philanthropy 1.0, which seeks quick fixes, to Philanthropy 2.0, which is about addressing a skills gap. While both approaches to philanthropy without a doubt are necessary, one obviously has longer lasting impact and a higher return on investment.
Continuing this line of thinking and the search for ever greater returns on investment, philanthropists, myself included, are moving towards Philanthropy 3.0. That is: philanthropy that makes durable structural changes in society – changing the very core fundamentals of how people interact.
Discouraging NP Dysfunction
July 31, 2014
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
