Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? In essence, what is philanthropy? This book tackles these questions. It offers practitioners a way of explaining the rationale for their nonprofit efforts.
Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? In essence, what is philanthropy? This book tackles these questions. It offers practitioners a way of explaining the rationale for their nonprofit efforts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Robert L. Payton (1927-2011) was president of C.W. Post College and Hofstra University, a State Department official, ambassador to Cameroon, head of the Exxon Education Foundation, and was the first director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He is author of Philanthropy: Voluntary Action for the Public Good. Michael P. Moody is Assistant Professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California. He is a cultural sociologist whose work focuses on the theory and practice of philanthropy.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why This Book? 2. Voluntary Action for the Public Good 3. Because Things Go Wrong: Philanthropy as a Response to the Human Problematic 4. The World Can Be Made Better: Philanthropy as Moral Action 5. The Social History of the Moral Imagination 6. Philanthropy, Democracy, and the Future Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index
Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why This Book? 2. Voluntary Action for the Public Good 3. Because Things Go Wrong: Philanthropy as a Response to the Human Problematic 4. The World Can Be Made Better: Philanthropy as Moral Action 5. The Social History of the Moral Imagination 6. Philanthropy, Democracy, and the Future Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index
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