Giving well, doing good : readings for thoughtful philanthropists / edited by Amy A. Kass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kass, Amy A.

Series:

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charity.

Charities.

Endowments.

Gifts.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 490 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]

Summary:

This anthology explores the enterprise of philanthropy-its 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 thematically, these texts seek to illuminate fundamental questions about the idea and practice of philanthropy and to promote more thoughtful discussion about practical issues facing the philanthropic sector and to point a way toward a philanthropic practice that is more responsible, more effective, and more civic-spirited.

Amy A. Kass has selected readings from sources that range from the classics to the contemporary, from foundational statements on philanthropy to reflections on key issues of novelists and poets.

Each illuminates some aspect of philanthropy. The book is arranged according to themes: goals and intentions; gifts, donors, and recipients; grants, grantors, grantees; bequests and legacies; effectiveness; accountability; and leadership.

Contents:

Goals and intentions

Gifts, donors, recipients : grants, grantors, grantees

Bequests and legacies

Effectiveness

Accountability

Philanthropic leadership.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253350480

0253350484

9780253219558

0253219558

OCLC:

144769329