UNLEASHING PHILANTHROPY AT SCALE

Sean Davis is an advocate for philanthropic private equity.

Why?

  1. Faster Fund Deployment: Philanthropic private equity quickly mobilizes funds through partnerships with large companies for timely interventions.

  2. Greater Impact: Utilizes private equity processes to achieve significant social and environmental changes.

  3. Scalability: Can implement solutions on a global scale by leveraging major corporate infrastructures.

  4. Efficiency: Maximizes resource use, directing more funds to impactful projects.

  5. Sustainable Solutions: Focuses on long-term, self-sustaining outcomes which can return philanthropy to donors.

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We are facing unprecedented social and environmental challenges. And yet $1 trillion of Giving Pledge philanthropy sits unused.

Instead of demanding: “Why don’t Giving Pledge Philanthropists honor their commitment?”

We should be asking “Is there a reason large philanthropy isn’t being given at scale?”

Sean Davis Book - Solving ehe Giving Pledge Bottleneck

“Ripping a page from Merton Capital Partners’ Sean Davis, who has been among the most vocal advocates for next generation ‘venture philanthropy,’ [Laurene] Powell Jobs spoke about the impact that philanthropy at scale can have…”

At the 2022 Clinton Global Initiative, Worth magazine reported:

We are at a historic inflection point. Our social and environmental challenges are dangerously close to slipping out of our control. At the same time, we have over $1 trillion in philanthropy waiting to be deployed, which will go a long way to solving many of these issues. This is just Giving Pledge philanthropy. It is estimated that other wealthy individuals and families have an additional $10 trillion* earmarked for philanthropy.

So why the bottleneck?

In this seminal book, Sean Davis brings to bear his unique experience working at a top-tier private equity firm and local nonprofit organizations to explore:

  • The generational shift in philanthropic strategies, as wealthy millennials and Gen Zers look for more meaningful investments;

  • What does it mean to be “Buried by Wealth,” and how did we get here?

  • The operational and planning pitfalls facing nonprofits as they look to take in more philanthropy;

  • Venture Philanthropy and the role innovative financing can play to scale impact; and

  • What does fulfillment look like, and how can philanthropy be delivered in a tax-efficient way?

Davis uses real-world examples in affordable housing, clean water, and green energy to uncover the roadblocks to large philanthropic investments before providing a step-by-step guide to how philanthropists can scale their impact and solutions.

This book is a must-read for:

  • Wealthy individuals and their families;

  • Wealth Managers, Estate Attorneys and Philanthropic Advisors;

  • Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders.

* - according to the Coller Institute

It’s time for big solutions…

"Sean takes an innovative approach to solving age-old issues. Highly recommend."

Joseph G.

"If you manage a non-profit, serve on a board, or are someone who is a giver and want to give more strategically, this is a must read."

G. C. F.

"Great ideas for generating impact in a practical way."

Sharon M.