Women and philanthropy : boldly shaping a better world / Sondra Shaw-Hardy and Martha A. Taylor, with Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz ; foreword by Debra Mesch and Andrea Pactor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw-Hardy, Sondra C., 1936-

Contributor:

Taylor, Martha A., 1949-

Beaudoin-Schwartz, Buffy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women philanthropists--United States.

Women philanthropists.

Fund raising--United States.

Fund raising.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Praise for Women and Philanthropy ""Women and Philanthropy provides unique and meaningful stories of scores of women philanthropists and describes how these women are making a difference through giving, partnering, leveraging, role modeling, and asking, and will help all women on their philanthropic journey, as well as nonprofits who are working with women as donors.""-Jennifer Buffett, philanthropist and president, Novo Foundation, New York, New York ""Written for every development officer who wants to gain greater insight into charitable giving by women, t

Contents:

Women and Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World; Contents; Web Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part 1: Acknowledging the Differences; Chapter 1: Women Are Not Little Men; Chapter 2: The Power of the Purse; Part 2: The Hows and Whys of Women's Philanthropy; Chapter 3: From Bag Ladies to Bold Divas: The Media and Changing Stereotypes; Chapter 4: Women's Giving: The Six Cs Plus Three; Chapter 5: Stages, Styles, and Generations; Part 3: Building Bridges to the Other Half; Chapter 6: Nonprofits' Future: Gender-Sensitive Development

Chapter 7: Bringing Women to the TableChapter 8: Women's Philanthropy Programs and Giving Circles; Chapter 9: Taught or Caught: Donor Education; Part 4: The Future of Philanthropy; Chapter 10: Bold Women Giving Boldly: New Frontiers of Women's Philanthropy; Chapter 11: The Age of Women's Philanthropy; Resource A: Focus Group Sample Questions; Resource B: The Million Dollar Exercise; Shorter Version; Resource C: What's It All About? Money and Me; Resource D: Experiences with Philanthropy: Current Giving Patterns and Family Values; Resource E: The Power of the Purse; Time Line

Resource F: Resource PapersNotes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612773273

9780470769775

0470769777

9781282773271

1282773275

9780470769751

0470769750

OCLC:

699474289