Occupy Wall Street’s Beef With Big Business Should Concern Big Philanthropy

Philanthropy’s Turn to Occupy Wall Street 1

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Enlarge Image
close Philanthropy’s Turn to Occupy Wall Street 1

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

As the Occupy Wall Street protest spreads from New York to dozens of other cities, what began a few weeks ago as a small, ragtag group is fast becoming a movement.

And it’s time that philanthropy started paying attention to the questions that stem from this diverse and sometimes amorphous uprising, with participants ranging from left-leaning anarchists to right-leaning Tea Party proponents.

As investors with more than $620-billion in assets, foundations have a direct

Print Subscription

Digital Subscription

Already have an account? Log In Now.