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Why Philanthropy Matters
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 29.95Philanthropy has long been a distinctive feature of American culture, but its crucial role in the economic well-being of the nation--and the world--has remained largely unexplored. Why Philanthropy Matters takes an in-depth look at philanthropy as an underappreciated force in capitalism, measures its critical influence on the free-market system,... more...
Buying Respectability
Indiana University Press 2009; US$ 33.10In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanthropy,... more...
Not by Faith Alone
Lexington Books 2010; US$ 36.99This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal... more...
Visions of Charity
University of California Press 2000; US$ 15.95In the United States, public talk about charity for the poor is highly moralistic, even in our era of welfare reform. But how do we understand the actual experience of caring for the poor? This study looks at the front lines of volunteer involvement with the poor and homeless to assess what volunteer work means for those who do it. more...
Rabble-Rouser For Peace
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 12.00Rabble-Rouser for Peace is the first book to tell the full story of how a boy from South Africa's poverty-stricken black townships became one of the world's best-known religious figures, a moral icon to those who work for peace and justice everywhere. Drawn from 30 years of the author's first-hand contact with Desmond Tutu, this is not only... more...
Working in International Child Health
American Academy of Pediatrics 2008; US$ 39.95Face the challenges of working or volunteering in international child health with the advice from this practical guide. more...
Second Line Rescue
University Press of Mississippi 2013; US$ 87.50Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita chronicles the brave and creative acts through which Gulf Coast people rescued their neighbors during the chaotic aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ordinary citizens joined in with whatever resources they had. Unlike many of the official responders, vernacular rescuers found... more...
The Politics of Foundations
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95This book explores the roles and visions foundations have of, and for, themselves in the new Europe. The leading contributors go beyond a quantitative profile of foundations in Europe, and probe deeper into their role and contributions in meeting the economic, cultural, environmental and educational needs of European societies. Includes a mapping... more...
American Foundations
Brookings Institution Press 2010; US$ 64.95Attempts to assess the impact and significance of philanthropic foundations in the United States. more...
Creative Philanthropy
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 62.95Philanthropy and endowed foundation are vitally important institutions of modern society, yet in recent years, they've faced new threats such as declining resources and questions of accountability and performance. To address these questions, individual philanthropists and foundation leaders have looked to strategic philanthropy to become more effective... more...









