The New Philanthropists

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Who are the new philanthropists? & how is their philanthropy 'new'?

In this remarkable & inspiring book, the eminent management writer Charles Handy & his wife Elizabeth, a portrait photographer, have collaborated to portray a new generation of practical philanthropists, men & women who have made their own fortunes & 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 & 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 & photographed their subjects in order to tell their inspiring stories; from the Sydney restaurateur Jeff Gambin, who personally helps to cook hot & 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; & Sara Davenport, who sold her art gallery & set up the breast-cancer care centre the Haven Trust to offer integrated & holistic treatment & support.

This striking book of words & photographs reveals the energy & inspiration of these new ways of using wealth, revealing the motivations & satisfactions of such direct action.