The next generation of philanthropists (WSJ)
From the Wall Street Journal, insights into the future of philanthropy.
Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon, president of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies got 8 of their peers in their 20s and 30s to "discuss their current or future roles in family foundations, their philanthropic aspirations and what today's charities could do differently for them." According to this column, "The new crop of philanthropists is looking to do more with less. They are focusing on smaller start-up organizations and looking for ways to leverage their gifts." Bronfman refers to the next phase of philanthropy as 3.0—not his parents' philanthropy, described as driven by emotions nor the business-like venture philanthropy of the dot com era, but a blend between the two. Read the article
here.