While James was deciding to leave Microsoft he spent three months meeting with as many do-gooders as he could find near Seattle, including PaulShoemaker of Social Venture Partners, a group that connects Seattle-area donors with local charities.
"We don't know how to tell the nonprofits how to best help a kid, but we can help them build the capacity of their organization to achieve that mission, " says PaulShoemaker, executive director of SVP and former Microsoft executive.