Philanthropy Charity category: 319 books
by Michael Moody, Beth Breeze
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Philanthropy is both timeless and timely. Ancient Romans, Medieval aristocrats, and Victorian industrialists engaged in philanthropy, as do modern-day Chinese billionaires, South African activists, and Brazilian nuns. Today, philanthropic practice is evolving faster than ever before, with donors giving...
Understanding Philanthropy
Its Meaning and Mission
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Philanthropy has existed in various forms in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? In essence,...
Public Good by Private Means
How philanthropy shapes Britain
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Philanthropy is big news. In a world where philanthropists can build bigger profiles than presidents, an ever-increasing number have risen to greater fame giving away their money than merely making it. But using wealth to change the world is always controversial, and some have started to question the...
Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums
Black Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums is the first scholarly book to analyze contemporary African American museums from a multifaceted perspective. While it puts a spotlight on the issues and challenges related to racial politics that black museums collectively face in the 21st century,...
by George Soros
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
George Soros is one of the world's leading philanthropists. Over the past 30 years, he has provided more than 7 billion to his network of foundations, known collectively as the Open Society Institute, for projects around the world and in the United States.
In this e-book, Soros writes in detail...
Philanthropy in America
A History - Updated Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? Philanthropy in America is the first book to explore...
by Devin Thorpe
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Your Mark On The World combines inspiring stories of ordinary people doing remarkable things to make the world a better place with practical advice to empower you to give more to a cause (charity, non-profit or social venture) without giving up a career or family.
Inspiring Stories Include:
Botevy's...
The Rise and Fall of Philanthropy in East Africa
The Asian Contribution
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Robert G. Gregory challenges the apparent assumption that non-Western peoples lack a significant indigenous philanthropic culture. Focusing on the large South Asian community in East Africa, he relates how, over a century, they built a philanthropic culture of great magnitude, and how it finally collapsed...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 1998
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...
Giving with Confidence
A Guide to Savvy Philanthropy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
There are thousands of books that tell you how to get money, but few that cover something just as challenging: how to give money away. Giving with Confidence provides thoughtful guidance culled from decades of experience in the philanthropy world. Whether you are an individual who donates to your...
Putting Wealth to Work
Philanthropy for Today or Investing for Tomorrow?
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
By 2025, Americans will likely be donating over half a trillion dollars annually to nonprofit organizations. Those philanthropic gifts will transform significant parts of America's civic sector landscape.
Philanthropy is entering an era of unprecedented growth and innovation. Established foundations...
Americanizing Japanese Firms
The Institutionalization of Corporate Philanthropy and Volunteerism in American Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Americanizing Japanese Firms examines the concept of corporate social responsibility in Japanese manufacturing companies within the United States. The study compares the corporate philanthropy of Japanese companies against American and British companies. Specifically, the study investigates characteristics...
How to Grow Rich by Giving
Why Philanthropy will Multiply Your Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Have you ever wondered why Bill Gates has pledged 95% and Warren Buffet 99% of their wealth away to charity?
Have you also wondered why Bill Gates continues to be one of the richest men in the world after having donated over $38 billion to his charitable foundation? His wealth continues to...
A Good Investment?
Philanthropy and the Marketing of Race in an Urban Public School
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Select students and teachers worked the room at a fundraising event for a New York City public high school Amy Brown calls College Preparatory Academy. It was their job to convince wealthy attendants that College Prep, with its largely minority and disadvantaged student body and its unusually high rate...