Maureen West of The Chronicle Philanthropy writes that philanthropy has become a tangible career path after five students graduated from Indiana University as the first-ever bachelor's degrees in philanthropic studies.
Philanthropy can provide students with job opportunities with nonprofits or foundations. One of the premises behind the program at Indiana University is to create primed leaders who can identify and implement both the practical and theoretical applications of philanthropy.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”