The Robin Hood Rules for Smart Giving (Columbia Business School Publishing)
The Robin Hood Rules for Smart Givingis a must read for all 'do-gooders,' including the donors who give money and the nonprofits that spend it. This book is a true gem.(Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan)The Robin Hood Rules for Smart Givingtakes relentless monetization to its limits in a relentlessly smart, subtle, and readable manner. Even philanthropists hesitant to go the whole way will find their judgment greatly improved by the book's rigorous analysis.(Paul Brest, former president, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and coauthor ofMoney Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy)Michael M. Weinstein and Ralph M. Bradburd show how using the smart economics of cost-benefit analysis can allow social sector leaders to measure the effectiveness of their projects and make choices with their limited resources. This is a must read for those leaders and active board members and donors.(Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School)This book is a critical contribution to philanthropy. It provides a data-driven framework so we can ensure that our good intentions translate into great impact, and it raises the bar for how we make our giving decisions, encouraging us all to make the most of what we have to give!(Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, founder and chairman of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and author ofGiving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World)This is a great book for both nonprofit funders and nonprofit leaders. Its 'relentless monetization' concept -- if widely deployed -- would dramatically boost the impact of the independent sector. Now let's get to work and act on this great advice.(Mark Tercek, president and CEO of theNature Conservancyand author ofNature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature)