Hoosier philanthropy : a state history of giving / edited by Gregory R. Witkowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Witkowski, Gregory R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chrities--Indiana--History.

Chrities.

Charity organization--Indiana--History.

Charity organization.

Philanthropists--Indiana--Biography.

Philanthropists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]

Summary:

The first in-depth history of philanthropy in Indiana.Philanthropy has been central to the development of public life in Indiana over the past two centuries.Hoosier Philanthropy explores the role of philanthropy in the Hoosier state, showing how voluntary action within Indiana has created and supported multiple visions of societal good.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Part I. Overviews of Philanthropic Areas of Engagement

1. Indiana's Philanthropic History: A Continuing Legacy

2. Religion and Philanthropy: Indiana's Traditions

3. Social Services in Indiana

4. In Search of the Ethical Society: A History of Voluntary Associations in Indiana

5. Independent Together: Historical Highlights of the Links between Philanthropy and Higher Education

6. Hoosier Health Philanthropy: Understanding the Past

Part II. Trends and Innovations

Section One: Motivations to Give

7. The Cause of Benevolence: Calvin Fletcher as Philanthropist

8. The Big-Hearted, Race Loving Woman

9. Take what you find here and make it better and better

Section Two: Experiments in Social Change

10. The Emergence of Charity Evaluation

11. Social Innovation in the Heartland

Section Three: Adjusting to Change and Maintaining Mission

12. Same Goals, Different Paths: The Wheeler City Rescue Mission and the Indianapolis Community Fund in the Mid-Twentieth Century

13. Gary Neighborhood House: Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the Civil Rights Era

Section Four: Networks and Collaborations

14. The Problem of Expense": Lay Religion, Hoosier Patrons, and Philanthropic Logics in Midcentury America

15. Seeding Community Foundations in Indiana: A History of the GIFT Initiative

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-253-06415-5

OCLC:

1340739392