The power of ‘lean philanthropy’ By: Jennifer Openshaw

If you’ve been in Silicon Valley, you’re familiar with the phrase “lean startup.”

It’s the idea of producing less waste and focusing more on innovation to meet a customer’s needs. The end game: Get the product out the door and into customers hands better, faster, cheaper.

What if we adopted the same when it came to philanthropic giving?

That’s exactly what MacKenzie Scott and Square CEO Jack Dorsey have embarked on.

In the last two years, the two of them alone have uprooted the traditional idea of philanthropy.