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FOCUS ON...Philanthrocapitalism – myth or reality?

This issue of Alliance looks at the emerging generation of donors around the world. There are many stereotypes of the 'new' donor – hands-on, impact-oriented, high-tech entrepreneurs, looking to apply the skills that contributed to their business success to their philanthropy. Matthew Bishop, writing in a special philanthropy supplement in The Economist in February 2006, coined the term ‘philanthrocapitalism’ to describe this set of characteristics. How well does it fit the world's new donors? Guest editors are Olga Alexeeva and Matthew Bishop.

This special feature includes interviews with Vladimir Potanin and Rohini Nilekani and snapshots of new philanthropy around the world; feedback from a group of donors on a field trip to Ghana; and a round-up of the emerging philanthropic intermediaries. While Olga Alexeeva has some reservations about the philanthrocapitalist approach, especially about its reluctance to work with existing NGOs, Matthew Bishop stresses the great benefits to be reaped – provided constraints like the difficulty of measuring impact and ambivalence about transparency can be overcome.

This issue of Alliance also includes articles on funding for women’s rights: the work of the Charity Commission’s International Programme on NGO regulation in other countries; and the unintended consequences of international philanthropy – plus Stephen Pittam of Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust making the case for ethical investment.

CONTENTS

• Editorial 2
• Letters 3
• News from around the world 7
• Opinion: Stephen Pittam 9 FREE ARTICLE
• What's new at … 16
• Conference reports 20
• Spotlight on business in Zimbabwe 21
• Opinion - Bruce Sievers 22
• Books 55

ARTICLES

Why are women’s rights losing out?
Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi 23

Giving NGOs space to breathe
James Shaw-Hamilton describes the work of the Charity Commission’s International Programme on NGO regulation in other countries 25

Unintended consequences of international philanthropy
Perry Gottesfeld argues that grantmakers must build impact assessments into their planning processes 27

New philanthropy: a micro-world of busy youngsters FREE ARTICLE
New philanthropy can take many forms and can lead to frustration, says Olga Alexeeva 29

It’s not the donors, it’s the world
Melissa Berman argues that it’s not the donors who have changed but the world around them 33

Donors go to Ghana
A group of donors who went to Ghana with The Philanthropy Workshop talk about their experiences 34

Defying generalization
Salvatore LaSpada says that you can’t generalize about ‘new philanthropists’ – they’re just too different 37

NEW PHILANTHROPISTS AROUND THE WORLD

Russia: Taming the wild philanthrocapitalists
Vadim Samorodov 38

Interview
Vladimir Potanin 39

India: Returning to their roots?
Bina Rani 40

Interview
Rohini Nilekani 41

South Africa: A way to go
Yvonne Morgan 43

Turkey: More than a matter of style
Filiz Bikmen 44

Brazil: Committed to change
Carla Duprat 45

Europe: Following the ‘Gates approach’?
Felicitas von Peter 46

The stellar rise of the new philanthropic intermediary
The new approach to giving is accompanied by the emergence of new types of intermediary, says Cathy Pharaoh, each with their own strategy 48

Needed: healthy competition in the global philanthropy market
Matthew Bishop 52

From Alliance, Vol 12, No 1, March 2007

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