The Generosity Crisis The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges

Rekindle America's faith in charitable and nonprofit organizations

In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity. The authors offer inspirational solutions to the dramatic downturn in giving in the US, showing us how to re-establish the interconnection that drives reciprocity, love, and generosity.

You'll discover how to help reignite the radical connection between us and value-driven organizations that strive to improve life on Earth. You'll also become part of the conversation about generosity as an antidote to isolation and learn to take personal responsibility for the world's most seemingly intractable problems. The book also includes:

• Actionable insights from a variety of vantage points informed by the authors' decades of experience in nonprofit and social benefit organizations
• A broad and deep analysis of how to revitalize the spark of generosity that once made the American nonprofit sector such a powerful force for good
• Strategies for looking beyond technology as the only scalable solution to the charitable deficit

An engrossing and essential treatment of practical charity and real-world nonprofit work, Generosity Crisis will earn a place in the libraries of nonprofit leaders, directors, managers, and other professionals with a personal stake in ensuring the continued survival of the American charitable sector.

NATHAN CHAPPELL is one of the world’s foremost experts on the intersection of artificial intelligence and charitable giving. He serves as senior vice president at DonorSearch, leading research and development efforts dedicated to leveraging A.I. to help nonprofit organizations harness actionable insights through big data.

BRIAN CRIMMINS is a global leader in social impact. He is the CEO of Changing Our World, a philanthropy and management consulting firm. Changing Our World provides consulting services to the world’s leading nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, and philanthropists, all of whom are committed to improving society.

MICHAEL ASHLEY is a former Disney screenwriter and the author of over 30 books on a variety of subjects. He is the co-author of Own the A.I. Revolution and Decoding Talent: How A.I. and Big Data Can Solve Your Company’s People Puzzle.

Introduction xi

Part I Our Problem 1

Chapter 1 What Would Happen if Everyone Stopped Giving? 3

Chapter 2 Why Our Crisis Exists 27

Chapter 3 From Shareholder Value to Shareholder Values 53

Chapter 4 The Trust Breakdown 73

Chapter 5 The Continental Connection Drift 95

Part II Our Solution 119

Chapter 6 Decoding Generosity 121

Chapter 7 When Generosity Is Good for Business—and Society 147

Chapter 8 Making Generosity Personal 169

Chapter 9 Creating Radical Connection with Emerging Tech 189

Chapter 10 Notes from the Field: Interviews with Tomorrow’s Generosity Leaders 211

Index 237

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