Giving circles : philanthropy, voluntary association, and democracy / Angela M. Eikenberry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eikenberry, Angela M.

Series:

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charities--United States.

Charities.

Public-private sector cooperation--United States.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Voluntarism--United States.

Voluntarism.

Humanitarianism--United States.

Humanitarianism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the contemporary United States, third parties are being relied upon to deliver social services that were once chiefly the responsibility of government. Among the new philanthropic associations that have arisen in this environment are voluntary groups known as giving circles. Their purpose is to bring people together to pool resources and then collectively decide how to distribute them. Giving circles have been seen as the most democratic of philanthropic mechanisms, working to meet social needs and solve community problems, while enhancing the civic education and participation of their members. Angela M. Eikenberry examines this new phenomenon and considers what role voluntary associations and philanthropy can or should play in a democratic society.

Contents:

Introduction : giving circles and democratic governance

Democracy, voluntary association, and philanthropy

The modernization and marketization of voluntarism

The democratization and new shape of voluntarism

The giving circle landscape

The democratic effects of giving circles

Voluntarism and governing beyond the state.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-29340-0

9786612293405

0-253-00334-2

OCLC:

503473653