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Book SynopsisHow you give matters. Discover philanthropic strategies for creating transformational change. Whether you regularly donate to charity, run a small family foundation, or are responsible for millions of dollars in grants, you are a philanthropist. Delusional Altruism: Why Philanthropists Fail To Achieve Change and What They Can Do To Transform Giving looks at how you can create transformational change. It reminds us that how we give is as important as the amount we give. The author describes common practices that hinder transformational change and explains how to avoid them, ensuring that your gifts help create the impact you seek. Delusional Altruisma set of all-too-common errors in philanthropic strategycan derail a program of giving and result in a loss of efficiency and effectiveness. This book asks philanthropists and charitable organizations to consider whether they have fallen under the spell of Delusional Altruism. Are you cutting out impactful giving in order to save money
Table of ContentsForeword xiii
Introduction xvii
Part I Delusional Altruism 1
Chapter 1 You Save Money on All the Wrong Things 3
Chapter 2 You are Fearful 21
Chapter 3 You Respond Too Slowly 35
Chapter 4 You Have Too Many Steps 43
Chapter 5 You are Too Overwhelmed to Take Your Next Step 51
Chapter 6 You are Fooled by Your Own Efforts 61
Chapter 7 You Ask the Wrong Questions 71
Part II Transformational Giving 79
Chapter 8 You Start with the Right Questions 81
Chapter 9 You See and Act Abundantly 109
Chapter 10 You are Fast 123
Chapter 11 You Transform Lives 141
Chapter 12 You are Unstoppable 177
Chapter 13 You Found Your North Star 195
Chapter 14 You Do What It Takes 211
Chapter 15 Get Moving: Transform Your Giving and Change the World! 225
Acknowledgments 231
About the Author 235
Index 237
