Book description
Gold Medal Winner; Philanthropy, Charities, and Nonprofits; 2012
Axiom Business Book Awards
Giving 2. 0 is the ultimate resource for anyone navigating the
seemingly infinite ways one can give. The future of philanthropy is
far more than just writing a check, and Giving 2. 0 shows how
individuals of every age and income level can harness the power of
technology, collaboration, innovation, advocacy, and social
entrepreneurship to take their giving to the next level and beyond.
Major gifts may dominate headlines, but the majority of giving still
comes from individual households-ordinary people with extraordinary
generosity. Even in 2009, at a time of deep recession, individual
giving averaged almost ,000 per household and drove 82% of the 0
billion donated that same year. Based on her vast experience as a
philanthropist, academic, volunteer, and social innovator,
Arrillaga-Andreessen shares the most effective techniques she herself
pilots and studies and a vast portfolio of lessons learned during her
lifetime of giving. Featuring dozens of stories on innovative and
powerful methods of how individuals give time, money, and
expertise-whether volunteering and fundraising, leveraging technology
and social media, starting a giving circle, fund, foundation, or
advocacy group, or aspiring to create greater social impact-Giving
2. 0 shows readers how they can renew, improve, and expand their
giving and reach their fullest potential.
A practical, entertaining, and inspiring call to action, Giving 2.
0 is an indispensable tool for anyone passionate about creating
change in our world.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen is founder and chairman emeritus of
SV2 (Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund), president of the Marc and
Laura Andreessen Foundation, and director of the Arrillaga Foundation.
She is founder and chairman of Stanford PACS (Center on Philanthropy
and Civil Society), and she has taught strategic philanthropy at
Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2000. Laura holds an MBA,
two MAs, and a BA from Stanford University and has received numerous
philanthropy awards. She lives in Silicon Valley with her husband,
entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.
All
royalties received (directly or indirectly) by the author from the
sale of this book will be donated to philanthropic organizations. For
more information, please visit?www. giving2. com.
