Open Source Philanthropy -- A Paper by Peter Karoff

H. Peter Karoff, a member of Synergos' Board of Directors and the founder and Chair of The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), has produced a paper Open Source Philanthropy -- Social Change in a Flat World which looks at new models of collaboration in philanthropy. These models, which are characterized by transparcy, openess and interdependence. Looking at the broader "open source" movement in the world of technology, Karoff asks if the lessons and potential of that movement are applicable to philanthropy and concludes with "a hopeful 'yes,' qualified only by how open we ourselves can be."

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Written June 2005