Silver, Ira

Ira Silver has spent his career investigating how giving can create lasting social change. He blogs at www.oppforall.com about nonprofits that enable struggling Americans to gain greater access to opportunity. He is Professor of Sociology at Framingham State University and Visiting Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College, having received his BA summa cum laude from Amherst College and his Masters and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He has authored or edited three previous books.