Book description
Who are the new philanthropists? And how is their philanthropy 'new'?
In this remarkable and inspiring book, the eminent management writer
Charles Handy and his wife Elizabeth, a portrait photographer, have
collaborated to portray a new generation of practical philanthropists,
men and women who have made their own fortunes and decided to move on
from financial success to try to help those in need. They are doing so
not simply by giving their money away to charities and agencies but by
helping actively, working on the spot with the very people who need
their aid, ensuring that the initiatives are sustainable in the longer term.
As in their acclaimed The New Alchemists, the Handys have
both interviewed and photographed their subjects in order to tell
their inspiring stories; from the Sydney restaurateur Jeff Gambin, who
personally helps to cook hot and cold menus for homeless people; to
Niall Mellon, a young Irish property developer who is replacing the
shacks with breeze-block homes in a South African township; and Sara
Davenport, who sold her art gallery and set up the breast-cancer care
centre the Haven Trust to offer integrated and holistic treatment and
support.
This striking book of words and photographs reveals the energy and
inspiration of these new ways of using wealth, revealing the
motivations and satisfactions of such direct action.
Charles Handy is a writer and broadcaster whose books have sold over
one million copies in the UK.. He is the author of
The Age of
Unreason, The Empty Raincoat,
and
The Elephant and the Flea
, among other bestselling books. Elizabeth Handy is a portrait
photographer whose work has been widely exhibited and published.
