Doing Good Great: An Insider's Guide to Getting the Most out of Your Philanthropic Journey - Couverture souple

Balfour, Doug

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ISBN 10 : 0986377104 ISBN 13 : 9780986377105

Editeur : Geneva Global, 2015

Synopsis

You Can Make More of a Difference
You've been moved by the need in our world. Disease, exploitation, hunger, poverty—millions of people in desperate situations. You are eager to help, and have the means to do so. But before you contribute to a cause, consider the opportunity to do something much more—to do good great.

Really making a difference in the world demands more than simply giving. It means giving well. It requires matching concern with strategic thinking, bringing head and heart together. That is "performance philanthropy," a transformative approach to international development pioneered by Geneva Global and its CEO, Doug Balfour.

Drawing on more than twenty-five years of firsthand experience working with those in need and his professional business background, Doug has helped shape how philanthropy can be more impactful. With an insider's knowledge of the complexity of international development, and a proven understanding of successful business, he has been uniquely positioned to help bring the two worlds together to achieve more.

In Doing Good Great, Doug shares some of his and Geneva Global's remarkable story, and the principles of "performance philanthropy" that will help you make a lasting, significant difference in the lives of people in need.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Doug Balfour is owner and CEO of Geneva Global. He provides expert guidance to foundations, corporations, individuals, and other organizations throughout the world that seek to apply a business mind-set and results-oriented approach to their social-impact efforts.

With more than twenty-five years of experience in philanthropy, international development, leadership, and organizational development, Doug brings a wealth of knowledge to his work with Geneva Global’s clients. Since taking ownership of Geneva Global in 2008, Doug has assembled a leadership team that brings expertise from the worlds of international development, global health, finance, consulting, risk management, and marketing to each client assignment. He has led the expansion of the organization’s offerings into a full range of philanthropic and consulting services. Passionate about bringing creative solutions to address social problems, he seeks to revise traditional approaches whenever appropriate and possible.

Throughout his career, Doug has spoken on topics such as maximizing social impact, measuring social change, creating social transformation through collaboration, and the meeting of strategic philanthropy and impact investing. Currently, Doug sits on the boards of Capital for Good, USA; Capital for Good, UK; and the END Fund.

Prior to joining Geneva Global’s senior leadership team in 2006, Doug helped to create and was executive director of London-based Integral, a global alliance of twelve relief and development agencies. He previously served for nine years as general director of London-based Tearfund, one of the United Kingdom’s largest aid agencies. At Tearfund, he led a multinational staff of more than 650 people, implementing advocacy, relief, and development programs through three hundred partners in seventy countries.

Earlier, Doug held management and consulting roles with the UK-based Lucas Group and lived and worked in various countries in Africa. In 2003, Doug was also part of the founding team of the Micah Network and Micah Challenge. He studied at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Geneva Global
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0986377104
• ISBN 13: 9780986377105
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 188
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