New National Community of Philanthropic Funders, Practitioners to Promote Expansion of Effective Social Programs

??The Exchange will serve as a gathering place for knowledge-building and a platform for deal-making for those interested in scaling effective social solutions. The collaborative effort begins with 150 members who work across the spectrum of philanthropic activity.

??“Duke’s partnership with Growth Philanthropy Network to develop The Exchange is timely and significant,” said Joel L. Fleishman, professor of law and public policy and a leading expert in philanthropy and social policy. “By developing and disseminating knowledge on scaling-up and social enterprise we will fulfill our traditional role as an academic institution. By building, with The Exchange, a network of solution-finding, entrepreneurial organizations, we help turn that knowledge into action."??