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The everyday philanthropist : a better way to make a better world / Dan Pallotta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pallotta, Dan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charity--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Charity.
- Gifts--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Gifts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 175 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
- Contents:
- Why charity?
- Why giving?
- You are a philanthropist
- The difference between acute and chronic issues:
- Empathy today vs. strategy for tomorrow
- Is there a difference between giving to a nonprofit and giving to a charity?
- Are all cancer charities alike? Services vs. solutions
- Why do you give? Do you really understand your motives?
- What's your cause for life?
- Find a great organization
- The three essential questions
- First question : goals
- Second question : progress
- Third question : how they improve
- Don't rely on others for simple answers
- Questions NOT to ask
- Stop asking about overhead
- Overhead ratios tell you nothing about impact
- Overhead ratios weaken charitable services and programs
- Overhead measures discriminate against underdog causes
- Overhead measures weaken civil society and diminish civic engagement
- Overhead measures hide unfair differences in accounting
- Overhead measures discourage growth
- Demanding low salaries undermines your strategy to help the most people
- Be responsible and rigorous when learning about charities in the media
- Case study : CNN and Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Case study : The New York Times and Wounded Warrior Project
- Case study : ProPublica on the American Red Cross
- Are we good?
- It's time to rethink charity
- Re-cap
- You
- Afraid you'll forget?
- Want to see it on video?
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 23, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pallotta, Dan. Everyday philanthropist
- ISBN:
- 9781394190522
- 1394190522
- 9781394190515
- 1394190514
- Publisher Number:
- 99993873713
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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