"Entrepreneurial Gene" Number One Foundational Belief for Philanthropy 2.0?

Just read a brief from the Chronicle of Philanthropy which included an aside that I propose is the Number One Force driving "Philanthropy 2.0: the entrepreneurial gene.

I'm not making the obvious point that 3.0 philanthropists are themselves for most part inspired entrepreneurs. Rather, that the big ideas emerging in social change come from a common belief that richest donors in the world share with the poorest.

According to the Chronicle which talks about the work of Trickle Up:

One of the remarkable things about Trickle Up that's absolutely blown me away is how strong the entrepreneurial gene is. We work with people who have no education, no role models, and no capital, and the only hurdle they can't get over is access to capital. They do amazing things with the resources that Trickle Up provides.

Obviously the bridge between extreme poverty and the ultra-rich is hellish long and a trek that few if any will make. But the dream of starting a business, being your own boss, implementing your own ideas"it's one shared by rich and poor. And from what I know about philanthropy, such commonalities are the things from which big gifts flow.   

Susan Herr