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September-November 2006
Resources & Links
Activities, Web sites and other cutting-edge information for global givers
Putting architecture to work for communities in need
A new photo book, Design Like You Give a Damn, showcases some of the contemporary design world's most visionary responses to homelessness, poverty and unsafe housing around the globe. Edited by Architecture for Humanity, a grassroots nonprofit organization that provides design services to communities in need, the book offers a history of the movement toward socially conscious design and includes more than 80 initiatives from across the globe. Architecture for Humanity partners with community development and relief organizations to create opportunities for architects and designers to help communities address urgent needs such as basic shelter, health care, education and access to energy, clean water, and sanitation. The organization is currently providing design services and funding for post-tsunami reconstruction in India and Sri Lanka, and for the US Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It has also consulted on mine clearance in the Balkans, earthquake resistant structures in Turkey and Iran, refugee housing in Afghanistan and school building in Calcutta. See Architecture for Humanity's website www.architectureforhumanity.org for information on book orders. (Alternet, August 31, 2006)
Five generations of Rockefeller family philanthropy examined
An Entrepreneurial Spirit: Three Centuries of Rockefeller Family Philanthropy, explores how the Rockefellers have sustained their giving over 120 years, passing down philanthropic values through five generations while allowing for individual interests and perspectives. Published by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (www.rockpa.org), the monograph offers a brief history of John D. Rockefeller and his charitable beginnings and concludes with thoughts from David Rockefeller, Sr. and David Rockefeller, Jr. on personal engagement and passion in philanthropy. The report is available online.
Alliance explores the state of social capital markets
Following the 2006 Skoll World Forum, which focused on social capital markets, the September 2006 issue of Alliance (www.allavida.org/alliance) takes forward debates from the Forum and looks at the full spectrum of funds available for social change, from grant funding to fully commercial financial instruments. It is produced in conjunction with Postings, the new magazine of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship.
© 2006 The Synergos Institute
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