Transformative Philanthropy: A Manual For Social Change

“I was privileged to meet some of the most powerful and ambitious funders and changemakers in the US and witness how they implemented their vision and values, in a way which was profoundly humbling and moving. Day after day, I sat with these unapologetically bold and brilliant philanthropy practitioners and questioned them about their philosophy, their methodology, their grantmaking and their aims – this is an attempt to capture and share that wisdom with practitioners here in the UK… The critical issues facing our communities are too important and the need too urgent, to continue to carry out philanthropy in an ad hoc approach – we need to have a cohesive and ambitious vision, a focus on social justice and greater boldness in our aims… to see philanthropy as more than a transactional act of giving, and see it instead as a profound catalyst for social change.”