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Philanthrocapitalism?

Posted May 6, 2008 8:41 AM by Ted Jackson

In the April 2008 issue of Alliance magazine, a journal dedicated to philanthropy and social investments, Michael Edwards wrote an article about myths and realities of philanthrocapitalism. The title caught my attention, and when I read ahead, Mr. Edwards wrote about his real concern about the amount of money in the philanthropic world that was being dedicated to solving charitable issues with a capitalistic approach. I wrote about a good example of philanthrocapitalism in an earlier blog about Smile Train.

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