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billions of drops in millions of buckets why philanthropy doesnt advance social progress
praise for billions of drops in millions of buckets p billions of drops in millions of buckets provides a bracing and original look at philan thropy that offers a much needed corrective to conventional wisdom . steve goldberg combines a resolve to understand why so much philanthropy accomplishes so little enduring social change with a timely and serious proposal to reinvigorate nonprofit capital markets through the simplest of insights getting more of the money to where it can do the most good . this book will change how forward looking philanthropists foundations and policymakers think about the relationship between charitable giving and the transformative capacity of social entrepreneurs . br jerr boschee founder and executive director the institute for social entrepreneurs ; visiting professor of the practice in social enterprise carnegie mellon university p goldbergs arguments are logical next steps in the rapidly evolving discussion of social capital markets . he offers ambitious proposals informed by the reality of current practices and focused on an achievable set of goals . he fully recognizes the potential for restructuring that is inherent in this time of financial hardship . real change relies on big ideas and steve goldberg offers us several . br lucy bernholz author of creating philanthropic capital markets the deliberate evolution p when i first heard about evidence based medicine i thought you mean it isnt read this book and thats how youll feel about performance based philanthropy . goldberg takes some of the best current management thinking and applies it to social enterprise illuminating both the encouraging successes of social entrepreneurs and the barriers they face . even better he presents compelling ideas for making the social sector vastly more effective . br christopher meyer chief executive monitor networks p goldberg calls for more performance driven philanthropy where nonprofits are rewarded based on their results in place of the current dysfunction . it is an important call and a valuable contribution to discussions about how to improve nonprofits in the u.s. and internationally . br martin brookes chief executive new philanthropy capital p billions of drops ... is a must read romp through emerging fields of social entrepre neurship and nonprofit capital markets . br george overholser founder and managing director nff capital partners