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Almost Worthy
The Poor, Paupers, and the Science of Charity in America, 1877-1917
Inbunden, 2012
419 kr
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In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the "unworthy" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these "scientific charity" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most …
Nonprofits in Crisis
Economic Development, Risk, and the Philanthropic Kuznets Curve
Inbunden, 2013
462 kr
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Why do some countries have a vibrant nonprofit sector while others do not? Nonprofits in Crisis explores the theory of risk as a major mechanism through which economic development influences the nonprofit sector. Nuno S. Themudo elaborates this idea by focusing on Mexican nonprofit organizations, …
Religion in Philanthropic Organizations
Family, Friend, Foe?
Häftad, 2013
274 kr
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Religion in Philanthropic Organizations explores the tensions inherent in religious philanthropies across a variety of organizations and examines the effect assumptions about "professional" philanthropy have had on how religious philanthropies carry out their activities. Among the organizations …
Doc and the Duchess
The Life and Legacy of George H. a. Clowes
Inbunden, 2016
306 kr
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George Henry Alexander Clowes was a pivotal figure in the development of the insulin program at the Eli Lilly Company. Through his leadership, scientists and clinicians at Lilly and the University of Toronto created a unique, international team to develop and purify insulin and take the production …
Julius Rosenwald
The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South
Häftad, 2015
317 kr
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In this richly revealing biography of a major, but little-known, American businessman and philanthropist, Peter M. Ascoli brings to life a portrait of Julius Rosenwald, the man and his work. The son of first-generation German Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald, known to his friends as "JR," …
American Philanthropic Foundations
Regional Difference and Change
Av David C. Hammack, Steven Rathgeb Smith
Inbunden, 2018
1076 kr
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Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, …
American Philanthropic Foundations
Regional Difference and Change
Av David C. Hammack, Steven Rathgeb Smith
E-bok, 2018
98 kr
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Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, …
Philanthropic Discourse in Anglo-American Literature, 1850-1920
Av Frank Q. Christianson, Leslee Thorne-Murphy
Inbunden, 2017
1108 kr
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From the mid-19th century until the rise of the modern welfare state in the early 20th century, Anglo-American philanthropic giving gained an unprecedented measure of cultural authority as it changed in kind and degree. Civil society took on the responsibility for confronting the adverse effects of …
Philanthropic Discourse in Anglo-American Literature, 1850-1920
Av Frank Q. Christianson, Leslee Thorne-Murphy
Häftad, 2017
445 kr
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From the mid-19th century until the rise of the modern welfare state in the early 20th century, Anglo-American philanthropic giving gained an unprecedented measure of cultural authority as it changed in kind and degree. Civil society took on the responsibility for confronting the adverse effects of …
American Philanthropic Foundations
Regional Difference and Change
Av David C. Hammack, Steven Rathgeb Smith
Häftad, 2018
457 kr
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Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, …
We Make a Life by What We Give
Häftad, 2009
176 kr
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According to an old saying, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." In 22 brief and insightful essays, Richard B. Gunderman shows us that the key to more rewarding giving can be found by looking beyond mere donations of money. Exploring the ethical core of sharing and …
Ethics for Fundraisers
Häftad, 1996
220 kr
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"The book will equip nonprofit staff and volunteers, professionals, and grantmakers with frameworks for understanding and taking principled action and preventing bad behavior." —The Fund Raising Professional"This book displays a rare combination of philosophical sophistication and practical savvy …
Looking Good and Doing Good
Corporate Philanthropy and Corporate Power
Häftad, 1997
291 kr
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"Highly recommended!" —New Directions in Philanthropy". . . clearly written, well-structured, and amply documented . . . Himmelstein's study vividly portrays the complicated, contradictory relationship of corporate philanthropy to the corporation . . ." —Choice". . . this interesting and …
Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America
Av Charles Clotfelter, Thomas Ehrlich
Häftad, 2001
348 kr
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This collection brings together the views of a stellar assemblage of scholars, practitioners, . . . and a host of other talented and distinguished citizens of the independent sector . . . . A 'must read.' —Philanthropy MonthlyIn an attempt to analyze future directions of the increasingly …
Perfect Gift
The Philanthropic Imagination in Poetry and Prose
Av Amy A. Kass
Häftad, 2002
396 kr
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This volume aims at cultivating and enlightening our philanthropic imagination. It addresses us all as present and future philanthropists, as human beings who give, serve, and seek to promote the well being of others. It suggests that we are continually confronted with choices about giving, and …
Guide to the Aria Repertoire
Häftad, 2007
456 kr
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A long-awaited resource for the young operatic singer, this annotated guide brings together many sources to start the journey toward powerful, informed performance. An extensive discussion of fach and audition repertoire is followed by more than 400 arias organized by voice type, including …
Taking Philanthropy Seriously
Beyond Noble Intentions to Responsible Giving
Av William V. B. Damon, Susan Verducci
Häftad, 2006
302 kr
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Many acts of charitable giving fail in their stated goals and some are actually harmful. In Taking Philanthropy Seriously, the authors explain why this state of affairs exists. They outline solutions, ranging from those that equip philanthropists to do good work to those that build a domain of …
Giving Well, Doing Good
Readings for Thoughtful Philanthropists
Av Amy A. Kass
Häftad, 2008
331 kr
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This anthology explores the enterprise of philanthropy—assumptions, aspirations, and achievements. It brings together key texts that can provide guidance to current and prospective donors, trustees and professional staff of foundations, and leaders of nonprofit organizations. Organized …
Burden or Benefit?
Imperial Benevolence and Its Legacies
Av Helen Gilbert, Chris Tiffin
Häftad, 2008
253 kr
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In the name of benevolence, philanthropy, and humanitarian aid, individuals, groups, and nations have sought to assist others and to redress forms of suffering and deprivation. Yet the inherent imbalances of power between the giver and the recipient of this benevolence have called into question the …
Mrs. Russell Sage
Women's Activism and Philanthropy in Gilded Age and Progressive Era America
Av Ruth Crocker
Häftad, 2008
351 kr
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This is the biography of a ruling-class woman who became a major American philanthropist. The wife of robber-baron Russell Sage (partner of Jay Gould) and in her husband's shadow for 37 years, Olivia Sage took on the mantle of active, reforming womanhood in New York voluntary associations. When …
Growing Civil Society
From Nonprofit Sector to Third Space
Av Jon Van Til
Häftad, 2008
274 kr
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Growing Civil Society investigates the role of voluntary action and nonprofit organization in contemporary America. Key to the book is the concept of "third space," which provides an important tool for the construction of civil society. The third space is not independent from society's major …
Giving Circles
Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Democracy
Häftad, 2009
246 kr
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In the contemporary United States, third parties are being relied upon to deliver social services that were once chiefly the responsibility of government. Among the new philanthropic associations that have arisen in this environment are voluntary groups known as giving circles. Their purpose is to …
Wealth and the Will of God
Discerning the Use of Riches in the Service of Ultimate Purpose
Av Paul G. Schervish, Albert Keith Whitaker
Häftad, 2010
274 kr
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Wealth and the Will of God looks at some of the spiritual resources of the Christian tradition that can aid serious reflection on wealth and giving. Beginning with Aristotle—who is crucial for understanding later Christian thought—the book discusses Aquinas, Ignatius, Luther, Calvin, and Jonathan …
Religious Giving
For Love of God
Av David H. Smith, David H. Smith
Häftad, 2010
274 kr
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Religious Giving considers the connection between religion and giving within the Abrahamic traditions. Each contributor begins with the assumption that there is something inherently right or natural about the connection. But what exactly is it? To whom should we give, how much should we give, what …
Responsibilities of Wealth
Inbunden, 1992
475 kr
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"In sum, this volume is a thoughtful exploration of both the past and the future of philanthropic theory. Recommended highly . . . " —Library Journal" Together, these thoughtful essays convey both the scope and complexity of the moral, philosophical, and practical issues surrounding the sources, …
Giving
Western Ideas of Philanthropy
Inbunden, 1996
575 kr
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What ways do we have for understanding charity and philanthropy? How do we come to think in these ways? In this volume, historians of antiquity, the middle ages, early modern thought, and the Victorian era discuss the evolution of thinking about and practicing voluntary giving, taking up some …
Philanthropy in the World's Traditions
Av Warren F. Ilchman, Stanley N. Katz m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
518 kr
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"The cross-cultural understandings this book provides can do much to help us determine the distinctive shape and form American religious philanthropy might take in the future." —Christian Century"The provocative information challenges the assumptions that philanthropy is a primarily Western or …
Philanthropic Foundations
New Scholarship, New Possibilities
Inbunden, 1999
461 kr
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"Foundations are socially and politically significant, but this simple fact . . . has mostly been ignored by students of American history. . . . This collection represents an important contribution to an emerging field." —Kenneth Prewitt, Social Science Research Council
Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society
Experiences from Germany, Great Britain, and North America
Av Thomas Adam
Inbunden, 2004
447 kr
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In Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society, Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected European patterns of giving and the …
Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic
Inbunden, 2004
405 kr
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"This is a major contribution to the literature on social participation and voluntary action. It is the first systematic ethnographic study I know that treats volunteers and the institutions they create." —John Van Til, author of Growing Civil Society "Students and faculty interested in the issue …
