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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 $2,000 per household and drove 82% of the $300 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.
Contents
Introduction 1
1 Giving Yourself A Donation More Valuable than Money 13
2 Connecting the Drops New Ways to Make a World of Difference 43
3 Charting A Course Smart Choices with Your Checkbook 67
4 Determining a Destination Assess Your Aspirations and Impact 101
5 Game Changers Transform the World with Shared Ideas 127
6 Something Ventured Give and Learn By Getting Together 153
7 Changing Minds A Tool on the Road to Transformation 175
8 Family Matters Gifts That Keep On Giving 201
9 In the Trenches Get Big Results from A Small Nonprofit 227
Epilogue: The Time is NOW 255
Appendix I Creating Your Giving Journal 259
Appendix II Vehicles for Giving 263
Appendix III Resources for Giving 267
Appendix IV Jargon Buster 270
Notes 286
Note of Gratitude 289
About The Author 295
Index 297
