Gold Medal Winner; Philanthropy, Charities, and Nonprofits;
2012 Axiom Business Book Awards
Giving 2. 0 is the ultimate resource for anyone navigating
the seemingly infinite ways one can give. The future of
philanthropy is far more than just writing a check, and Giving
2. 0 shows how individuals of every age and income level can
harness the power of technology, collaboration, innovation,
advocacy, and social entrepreneurship to take their giving to the
next level and beyond.
Major gifts may dominate headlines, but the majority of giving
still comes from individual households--ordinary people with
extraordinary generosity. Even in 2009, at a time of deep
recession, individual giving averaged almost $2, 000 per household
and drove 82% of the $300 billion donated that same year. Based on
her vast experience as a philanthropist, academic, volunteer, and
social innovator, Arrillaga-Andreessen shares the most effective
techniques she herself pilots and studies and a vast portfolio of
lessons learned during her lifetime of giving. Featuring dozens of
stories on innovative and powerful methods of how individuals give
time, money, and expertise--whether volunteering and
fundraising, leveraging technology and social media, starting a
giving circle, fund, foundation, or advocacy group, or aspiring to
create greater social impact--Giving 2. 0 shows readers
how they can renew, improve, and expand their giving and reach
their fullest potential.
A practical, entertaining, and inspiring call to action,
Giving 2. 0 is an indispensable tool for anyone passionate
about creating change in our world.
