Description
Book SynopsisMany forces--from demographics to politics to business trends--shape the nonprofit sector and the practice of fund-raising, but little attention has been given to the premises underlying many of the decisions fund-raisers make in their daily professional lives. This book examines the impact of different factors on this growing and changing field.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
PROFESSIONAS AND NONPROFITS.
And We Will Teach Them How: Professional Formation and Public Accountability (P. Pribbenow).
FUND RAISERS, ETHICS, AND EQUITY.
The Fund Raising Profession (M. Duronio).
Respecting the Individual, Valuing Diversity: Equity in Philanthropy and Fund Raising (M. Fischer).
GIVING.
The Demographics of Giving Patterns (J. Wolpert).
Inclination, Obligation, and Association: What We Know and What We Need to Learn about Donor Motivation (P. Schervish).
From Motivation to Mutual Understanding: Shifting the Domain of Donor Research (K. Kelly).
FINANCIAL AND MANAGMENET PERFORMANCE.
Costs and Performance Measurements (J. Greenfield).
U.S.
Models and International Dimensions of Philanthropic Fund Raising (L. Wagner).
REGULATION.
On the Regulation of Fund Raising (R. Steinberg).
WHAT'S NEXT.
Bowling Together: Fund Raising Practices and Civic Engagement (J. Pratt).
Appendix.
Index.
