# Putting Wealth to Work: Philanthropy for Today or Investing for Tomorrow?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/putting-wealth-to-work-philanthropy-for-today-or-investing-for-tomorrow/
- Published: 2017-10-18T11:03:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**By 2025, Americans will likely be donating over half a trillion dollars annually
to nonprofit organizations. Those philanthropic gifts will transform significant
parts of America’s civic sector landscape.**

Philanthropy is entering an era of unprecedented growth and innovation. Established
foundations such as Ford and Rockefeller are doubling down on programs tackling 
long-simmering problems, including global inequality, less-than-stellar education,
and uneven access to health care.

Many foundations are engaging in advocacy on controversial issues, exploring venture
philanthropy solutions, and experimenting with impact investing. And philanthropists
such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, New York’s high-profile financiers, and Silicon
Valley’s billionaires are planning to put their wealth to work as never before: 
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan recently pledged to donate 99% of their Facebook
shares during their lifetimes, and nearly 150 others have signed the Giving Pledge
to increase dramatically their “giving while living.”

In _Putting Wealth to Work_, Joel L. Fleishman provides expert analysis of contemporary
philanthropy, offering invaluable insight for those engaging with and affected by
charitable foundations. This is the fascinating and definitive account of philanthropy
today, and an indispensable guide to understanding its inner workings, impact, and
expansive potential.[](https://fundraising.co.uk/books/putting-wealth-to-work-philanthropy-for-today-or-investing-for-tomorrow/void(0))