Former prime minister Tony Blair joined the debate over the role of philanthropy. In a speech in the US, he said: "The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership."The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful – the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept something can't be done if it needs to be – into their philanthropy.
"It is creative not passive; it seeks to disrupt not follow conventional thinking. It steps into areas government is too fearful or too risk adverse to go. It uses technology and its power to change the world in innovative ways."
