Philanthropists who want to help change the world need to act more like venture capitalists -- carefully vetting, then betting on organizations with big ideas, according to a new report. That would help close the gap between what philanthropists want to do and where their money actually goes, according to a paper by Bridgespan Group, a Boston-based philanthropic advisory. Among public mission statements of 100 large donors, almost 80 percent featured social change as a prominent goal, the researchers said. Yet reported gifts of $10 million or more between 2000 and 2012 in the U.S. typically went to universities, hospitals and cultural halls, totaling an average of $8 billion annually. Just...
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