Nicholas Kristof is an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times. He also has his own blog and pages on Facebook and Twitter. Watch his YouTube videos here. Columnist for The New York Times

I recommend the book Philanthrocapitalism by Matthew Bishop and Michael Green. Philanthropy has become much smarter in the last decade, partly because tycoons from Bill Gates to Jeff Skoll have brought a business sensibility to the field. Jan 11, 2009 Visit The Daily Beast to read Nicholas Kristof’s entire review.

Nicholas Kristof on Saving the World

“Philanthrocapitalism is by the New York bureau chief for The Economist, Matt Bishop. It looks at the way so many hard-headed businessmen have gone into the humanitarian sphere in recent years. Traditionally, a lot of moguls did their philanthropy by giving money to the opera or to art museums. More recently, partly because of Bill Gates, there’s been a tendency to try to go into issues of global poverty. I think this has had a hugely positive effect, partly because businessmen are very results-focused. They are used to looking at metrics, and being very tough minded about what the most cost-effective way of achieving something is. So in malaria research, for example, a lot of these very wealthy people have not only focused a lot more attention on malaria globally but have also figured out creative ways of distributing nets and targeting malaria in other ways. To me, it’s hugely important – not only because of the money they’ve brought to the field, but also because of the rigorous mindset they’ve brought as well. This is something that Philanthrocapitalism documents very well.”

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