Helping Others Is Good For You

Sheryl WuDunn explains the complex worlds of charitable giving, volu[image error]nteering, and altruism. WuDunn is the co-author of A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunities.

The world of philanthropy and charities is in its infancy, it’s sort of like an infant industry. Certainly it’s been around for a while and there are some very prominent philanthropists who have been known for a century or more, but I think what’s important to understand is as the industry develops there’s going to...