Tech Billionaires : (Record no. 90691)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781412813747 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781412808477 |
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| System control number | (CaONFJC)MIL620746 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)923427988 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HV27 -- .S65 2009eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 361.7/4092273 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Solomon, Lewis D. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tech Billionaires : |
| Remainder of title | Reshaping Philanthropy in a Quest for a Better World. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Oxford : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Taylor & Francis Group, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2009. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (159 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Private Foundations in the United States: The Impact of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller Sr. -- 3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Big Goals but Following the Traditional Foundation Model -- 4. Pierre Omidyar and Omidyar Network: Pioneering Hybrid Philanthropy -- 5. Jeffrey Skoll and His Philanthropic Endeavors: Funding Social Entrepreneurs and Motion Pictures -- 6. Stephen Case: The Rise and Fall of a Business Empire, Then Entrepreneurship and Innovative Philanthropy -- 7. Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Google.org: The Corporation as Philanthropist -- 8. Conclusion -- Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In the first decade of the twenty-first century a new wave of thinking has emerged from tech billionaires that may shape the way private capital gets invested to tackle social problems. These entrepreneurs broke the business mold in the 1980s and 1990s and are now trying to break the traditional pattern of philanthropy pioneered by Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, Sr. some one hundred years ago. Combining billions of dollars of their personal capital with new ideas, cutting-edge businesslike techniques, media and marketing savvy, the tech benefactors profiled in this book are attacking some of the globe's most intractable societal problems. In trying to make a difference in the world, these new philanthropists, dubbed "philanthrocapitalists" by rhe author seek to break down traditional barriers dividing business, charity, and government. As a result of the rapid wealth creation in recent years, the world now boasts 1,125 billionaires, many of whom are self-made, according to the Forbes' 2008 list, including Bill Gates, Pierre Omidyar, Jeffrey Skoll, Stepehn Case, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and more. Their massive wealth has created new philanthropic challenges. Imaginative giving by the new billionaires is beginning to transform philanthropy in terms of timing, involvement, strategy, and tactics. How this development impacts society as a whole is the subject of Lewis Solomon's book. As the author notes, the traditional categories of business and philanthropy may no longer serve to meet the challenge of social problems. In the twenty-first century the tools and resources used to solve societal problems will be far more varied and mixed than previously. We now see interesting partnerships and new ways of thinking. The divide between profit and social good will narrow. If successful in using their money in innovative ways, government or |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | for-profit business could scale up the catalytic efforts of the new philanthropists. This volume is a pr. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Charities -- United States -- Case studies. |
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| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Solomon, Lewis D. |
| Title | Tech Billionaires |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2009 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781412808477 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3410764">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3410764</a> |
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