The Everyday Philanthropist: A Better Way to Make a Better World

by Dan Pallotta

The Everyday Philanthropist takes the ideas from Dan’s best-selling book, “Uncharitable,” and his incredibly popular TED talk and distills them down to simple, easy-to-undertsand guidance. It’s meant for the lay person. Your grandmother. Your best friend. Big type, quick chapters, and smart intelligent graphics make it easy for all of your consituents to understand that there’s a better way to do giving.

The book is designed to be purchased in bulk for big-scale think- changing. Buy these in quantity for your staff, your board, your most important donors, even your entire universe of donors. Special discount pricing makes is affordable for you to change the thinking of your entire donation eco-system.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

About the author

Dan Pallotta (born 1961) is an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist.

Reviews

[Alice Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for class & completely changed my perspective on philanthropy and how we evaluate philanthropy

[Mabrie Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and easy read for my philanthropy class- some nuggets of wisdom in there !

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a clear and concise introduction to how the nonprofit sector functions differently than you might expect. I would highly recommend to anyone interested in translating their giving to real impact. As someone who works in the nonprofit sector, I would say that this short treatise is not a guide or how-to, but a jumping off point for deepening our understanding of charitable finances. Though it feels like the book almost redundantly drove home the same point that overhead ratios are not a sufficient measure for understand a nonprofit's financial management- I would argue that this is a thesis worth hearing as many times as it takes for us to shift our gaze from an organization's overhead to its impact.

[Kobie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspirational. I love Dan Pallotta's TED Talk and watch it at least once a year. This book is even better. I like the bite-sized chapters for ease of reading. And the concepts are valuable and important.

"Imagine if we had an American where everyone was aware of, active, and contributing to the cause." (Ch 20). I can imagine it and I want that for us...the moving away from consumerism to compassion.

[Gilles Allain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dan Pallotta really challenges society/donors/philanthropists to think about the work done by non-profits and charities. By not just focusing on overhead/admin costs. What is the impact? Is the third sector making a real difference?

[Taylor Holloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and easy read about the state of charitable giving and important things to consider. Really made me rethink how we view charities and how best to support.

[Carter P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fast read and fun to dig a little deeper past Pallotta’s awesome Ted talk

[Tom Forbes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and compelling. Video was a great introduction. Book expanded on the ideas and examples.

[Sahiba Kahai · Rating 4 out of 5]

obviously not my typical read, but read it for class and liked how it was easily digestible!