Nick Cooney

About The Author

Nick Cooney is the founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Lever VC and the founder and board chair of Lever Foundation, a non-profit focused on advancing a humane and sustainable food system. He is the author of several previous books on effective charity and philanthropy work, including How to Be Great at Doing Good: Why Results Are What Count and How Smart Charity Can Change the World and Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Cooney advises on effective giving and previously founded and co-founded the non-profits The Humane League and the Good Food Institute. A graduate of Hofstra University, he lives in the greater New York City region.

Books by Nick Cooney

What We Don't Do

Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More

For the first time in human history, our inactions cause far more harm to others than our actions ever could.

“A refreshing and necessary reminder on our ability…to help those in need.” — Moby

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