Awards

• Commended for Axiom Business Book Awards (Philanthropy/Nonprofit) 2010

Overview

A former Goldman Sachs trader and author of the widely praised ""Goldman Sachs: A Culture of Success"", Lisa Endlich knows everyone who's anyone in the world of philanthropy.Now, we venture inside that world with her as she interviews the top names in philanthropy today: Melinda Gates, one of the driving forces behind the largest philanthropic organization in the world, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Bob and Suzanne Wright - he's the former Vice-Chairman of GE and longtime head of NBC Universal, their Autism Speaks has become the number 1 autism organization worldwide; Bill Donaldson, former head of the SEC; Charles Best and Peter Bloom, the Chairman and CEO of the highly successful organization Donors Choose; Connie Duckworth, the former Goldman Sachs executive who left her coveted Wall Street job to start a not-for-profit rug merchant that focuses on providing employment to impoverished Afghan women and children; and, Anonymous - arguably the leading anonymous donor today, who's given away millions in secret.She also interviews: Bernie and Tim Marquez, CEO of Venoco oil; Philip and Donna Berber, former CEO of CyBerCorp; Tim Dibble, Private Equity, Year Up; Peter Bloom, partner, Atlantic private equity, chairman of Donorschoose. org; and, Paul Tudor Jones, founder of Tudor Investments and the Robin Hood Foundation. Endlich's widely praised skills (Goldman Sachs garned uniform accolades from the media) and unmatchable connections in philanthropy result in a book that's a terrific combination of engaging, smart writing and engrossing interviews.

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Reviews

Endlich keeps her treatment balanced and brilliantly pulls together the common threads and motivations of these profiled philanthropists .[T]his heartening book proves that even the most successful individuals in business can also devote themselves to something that touched them so profoundly that they could not turn away. --Publishers Weekly

""Endlich keeps her treatment balanced...and brilliantly pulls together the common threads and motivations of these profiled philanthropists....[T]his heartening book proves that even the most successful individuals in business can also devote themselves to something that ""touched them so profoundly that they could not turn away."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Endlich introduces us to men and women who add their energy, intelligence, and ideas to their resources to make philanthropy a contact sport, not a spectator sport. This book is a great beginning for anyone who wants to walk this path."" -- Larry Brilliant, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Google.org

Endlich keeps her treatment balanced.and brilliantly pulls together the common threads and motivations of these profiled philanthropists..[T]his heartening book proves that even the most successful individuals in business can also devote themselves to something that touched them so profoundly that they could not turn away. -- Publishers Weekly

Author Information

Lisa Endlich is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success. She has worked as a management consultant, a political fundraiser, and a Wall Street trader. She supports many charities and has traveled to KwaZulu-Natal to work in an AIDS program. She resides in New York.

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