Philanthropy A Man And His Money
By doing his bit, Plattner has become the poster boy for one of Germany’s most heartening trends. More and more Germans have pondered their country’s future beyond the nanny state–and decided to get involved. From Bavaria to Berlin, volunteerism is surging. Citizens’ groups have taken over public services such as libraries and swimming pools from bankrupt local governments. After years of watching public education decline, Germans are turning to new private schools, more than 2,000 of which have been founded in the past 10 years....