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Giving by finding one small thing
The most successful big-time donors (like Michael Bloomberg) learn as much as they can before giving, team up with others, and think long-term.
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, May 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
THE two imposing brownstones on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that are home to Bloomberg Philanthropies give off the aura of a modern-day Medici palace: a fitting setting for Michael R Bloomberg, media mogul, former mayor of New York, and one of the top philanthropists in America.
Last year, he gave US$510 million to more than 1,000 organisations in six areas. Over his lifetime, he has given US$4.3 billion.
It might seem that an average charitably minded person - or even someone way above average - could learn little from how Mr Bloomberg gives. Not true.
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