Dan Pallotta
Entrepreneur | Rethinking Charity & Social Impact
Dan Pallotta is a pioneering social entrepreneur and author who has spent his career rethinking the way we think about and do charity.
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Dan Pallotta is a pioneering social entrepreneur and author who has spent his career rethinking the way we think about and do charity. He is the founder of Pallotta TeamWorks, which invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDS Rides and Breast Cancer 3-Days.
He is the author of two books, 'Uncharitable' and 'When Society Becomes an Addict. ' Pallotta's TED talk 'The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong' has over 5 million views.
His bold ideas challenge the conventional nonprofit model, showing how a more entrepreneurial approach can unlock greater social impact.
The dream we haven't dared to dream
The dream we haven't dared to dream
The way we think about charity is dead wrong
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