Why Philanthro-Policymaking Matters
2011; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 48; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s12115-011-9456-1
ISSN1936-4725
Autores Tópico(s)Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
ResumoA rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.Henry Fielding (1707-1754)Six hundred billion dollars is a lot of money, at least for most people.I am not a prime target for charity fundraisers; but still: $600,000,000,000.00.My eyes get tired looking at the number.In 2010, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet announced, in what became known as the Giving Pledge, that 40 American billionaires had pledged to give at least half of their wealth to charity in their lifetime or at their death.If, as Gates and Buffett hope, all of America's billionaires sign the Giving Pledge, they would give away six hundred billion dollars.The Giving Pledge does not specify how the charitable money should be spent, but it is clear that Gates and Buffett think that coordinated giving is more effective than a scattershot approach.In 2009, about a year before the introduction of the Giving Pledge, a select group of the super wealthy met in New York to decide which of the world's problems were most pressing and should be the target of high-power philanthropic giving.Paul Harris of the Guardian called it, "[T]he most elite club in the world "(5/31/09) The group, dubbed the Good Club, was convened by Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and David Rockefeller and is reported to include Ted Turner,
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