Giving 2.0 Offers a Modern Look at Philanthropy and Conscious Living

Giving 2.0 Tells Us That Everybody Can Give

Generally, the word Philanthropy conjures images of the Rockefellers or the Carnagies. This wonderful book by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen gives us the opportunity to revisit the idea of philanthropy, to revisit what it means to give. The idea of giving is prevalent in a conscious business but the implication often is that its a monetary giving.  Giving 2.0 explores what generosity means to conscious business, to companies and people who give, and people who are the receivers of these generosities. This book offers a refreshing perspective and shows how everyone can find innovative ways to craft our own ways of making a positive difference –  not only in the lives of others but in as a means of improving our own lives.

Based on her wide-ranging experience as a philanthropist, educator, and social innovator, Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen shares the most effective strategies she herself pilots. Through dozens of real-world stories, Giving 2.0 shows how everyone can find innovative and powerful methods to give their time, money, and expertise–whether volunteering and fundraising, leveraging technology and social media, creating social innovation, or starting a giving circle, fund, foundation, nonprofit, or advocacy group.
Accessible, practical, and deeply personal, Giving 2.0 shows how individual contributions-of every size-go further when we bring both our hearts and our minds to philanthropy to reach our fullest potential. Ultimately, Giving 2.0 is an indispensable tool for everyone aspiring to create social impact, transmit giving values to their children, and find long-lasting meaning from generosity.
Share with us below your thoughts on giving. Is giving an important personal value to you? How does generosity (your’s or someone else’s) improve your life? In what ways or for what organizations do you share of yourself and/or your resources?