"This is Not Charity," by Jonathan Rouch, in the October 2007 issue of
the Atlantic, describes the emerging movement of "social
entrepreneurship, a dynamic process of using entrepreneurial methods
and market mechanisms to solve social problems. Fueled by the
enthusiasm and skill of Bill Clinton, Ira Magaziner, and a team of
management consultants, they are creating new markets and reinventing
philanthropy. To date, successful innovations in micro lending and
affordable medicine have sparked projects targeting global warming.
Rather than relying on the often slowing moving traditional
philanthropy, entrepreneurial philanthropy attempts to create profit-
making, sustainable projects that can eventually grow on their own.