February 26, 2009
Habitat for Humanity's Founder Blended Old and New Philanthropy
The death this month of Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, has prompted numerous tributes to him as an unusually effective innovator. He certainly was that. He created an organization that has become one of the most recognizable and successful charities in the world. In little more than three decades, it constructed more than 300,000 homes for low-income families.
However, in several important ways, Mr. Fuller was also someone whose approach embodied older ideas about
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