Philanthropy & Charity

His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him "St. Andrew." British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an "example" for the wealthy....

From top experts in the field, the definitive guide to grant-writing....

Let’s face it: Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media....

Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children's crusader. He is also, according to Jon Krakauer, not what he appears to be....

You can bring about positive, lasting change in the world, and you don’t have to be rich and famous or lead a big organization to do it....

One woman’s inspiring true story of an unlikely alliance to stop the atrocities of a warlord, proving that there is no limit to what we can do, even in the face of unspeakable injustice and impossible odds....

Veteran urban activist Robert Lupton reveals the shockingly toxic effects that modern charity has upon the very people meant to benefit from it. Toxic Charity shows us how to start serving needy and impoverished members of our communities in a way that will lead to lasting change....

The world is out of balance. With increasing frequency, we are presented with the inescapable truth that systemic racism and colonial structures are foundational principles to our economies....

Maggie’s story begins in suburban New Jersey, in a comfortable middle-class family that supports her decision to travel the world during a gap year before starting college. During her travels, the trajectory of her life alters when she has a surprise encounter with a Nepali girl....

In 1988 Forbes magazine hailed Chuck Feeney as the 23rd richest American alive....

A polite and humble figure, loved and criticized in equal measures, this audiobook celebrates the life of a little nun from Albania who taught the whole world a lesson....

How would you like to be the center of a massive outpouring of wealth, innovation, success, and prosperity....

Around the world, a new generation is looking beyond greater profits, for meaningful purpose. But, unlike business, few social interventions have achieved significant impact at scale....

Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola....

A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return....

An important, hopeful book, Within Our Grasp looks at the urgent problem of childhood malnutrition worldwide and the revolutionary progress being made to end it....

Drawing from the experiences of real-life giving circles, philanthropy leader Hali Lee challenges our traditional understanding of giving, showing how everyday people can take back philanthropy from the billionaires and make the world a better place.

If you had the resources to accomplish something great in the world, what would you do? Legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son in 2006....

movement is rumbling through the body of Christ - a revolutionary army of people giving hope to a hurting world through practical, personal acts of service....

Private foundations have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century....

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change....

Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world—all at the same time....

Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world....

A heartfelt, deeply personal book, Showing Up for Life shines a bright light on the values and principles that Bill Gates Sr. has learned over a lifetime of “showing up” - lessons that he learned growing up in the Great Depression, and which he instilled in his children....

Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just 16 years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career....