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Understanding philanthropy : its meaning and mission / Robert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Payton, Robert L.
- Series:
- Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
- Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charity.
- Charities.
- Charitable giving.
- Humanitarianism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Philanthropy has existed in various forms in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. 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? These fundamental questions are tackled in this engaging and original book. Written by one of the founding figures in the field of philanthropic studies, Robert L. Payton, and his former student sociologist Michael P. Moody, Understanding Philanthropy presents a new way
- Contents:
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction: why this book?
- Voluntary action for the public good
- Because things go wrong: philanthropy as a response to the human problematic
- The world can be made better: philanthropy as moral action
- The social history of the moral imagination
- Philanthropy, democracy, and the future
- Notes
- Suggestions for further reading
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611726454
- 9781281726452
- 1281726451
- 9780253000132
- 0253000130
- OCLC:
- 476163681
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