Joan Hornig, Philanthropy Is Beautiful Founder And Designer, On Social Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, And Second Acts

“Do what other people won’t so you can live and give what other people can’t” has long been my personal motto, and indeed, the motto of every entrepreneur out there who takes responsible capitalism seriously, but for many, philanthropy can be a complicated world to navigate. Two decades ago Joan Hornig, then a financier and longtime hobbyist jewelry designer, had the inspired idea that giving can and should be simple, and established her own jewelry brand, Philanthropy is Beautiful, to both incentivize philanthropic giving and provide a sustainable alternative to more established brands with long histories of deeply unethical practices.