Small change : why business won't save the world / Michael Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Michael, 1957-

Contributor:

Dēmos (Organization : U.S.)

Series:

A BK currents book Small change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business.

Nonprofit organizations--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Social change--Economic aspects.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A powerful critique of a seemingly beneficial trend that is actually undermining the effectiveness of philanthropyWritten by an insider -- a former official with several high-profile nonprofitsCo-published with the prominent New York think tank Demos A new movement is afoot that promises to save the world by bringing the magic of the market to philanthropy. Nonprofits should be run like businesses, its adherents say, and businesses can find new sources of revenue by marketing goods and services that benefit society. Dubbed "philanthrocapitalism," its supporters believe that business principles

Contents:

Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: Irrational Exuberance: The Rise of "Philanthrocapitalism"; CHAPTER TWO: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: When Business Thinking Advances Social Change-and When It Doesn't; CHAPTER THREE: Missing Evidence: The Change That Philanthrocapitalism Doesn't Make; CHAPTER FOUR: The High Cost of Mission Drift: Why Human Values and Market Values Don't Mix; CHAPTER FIVE: The Difference That Makes the Difference: The Decline of Philanthrocapitalism and the Rise of Citizen Philanthropy; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U

VW; Y; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612467134

9781282467132

1282467131

9781605093796

1605093793

OCLC:

593297356