I had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Bishop, author of Philanthrocapitalism which is about the “head and the heart coming together” in a new model of capitalism. We should use the present financial crisis to build something worthwhile, said Matthew, at The Feast Event in New York. More will be explored in Matthew’s upcoming book The Road From Ruin, available early next year.

Right now Matthew is mentioning Warren Buffet, Bill Gates (I think Matthew has interviewed both of them), Rick Warren, and other high influence people are changing the world but, he stresses, the route to transformation is paved with ordinary people and accessible social media — facebook causes, kiva — that will increase everyone’s ability to impact the world.

Read the full article by Andrew Jones about philanthropy capitalism from Medium