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Book SynopsisFROM GRANTMAKER TO LEADER The past one hundred years has borne witness to an extraordinary revolution in the constitution and activities of philanthropic foundations. The evolution of the governance of foundations-from founder to family to professionals to institutions-has necessarily altered the role that foundations play within a society.
Table of ContentsForeword: Corpus Diem (C. Rosenberg).
Introduction.
SECTION ONE: FROM CARNEGIE TO GATES: THE CHANGING FACES ANDNEEDS OF PHILANTHROPY.
Chapter 1. Family Philanthropy in Twenty-First-Century America(V.M. Esposito and J. Foote).
Chapter 2. Philanthropy, Self-Fulfillment, and the Leadership ofCommunity Foundations (J. Lumarda).
Chapter 3. Impact of the New Economy and Foundations ( B.Dietel, T. Dietel Hopps, and J. Hopps).
SECTION TWO: THE FOUNDATION'S NEW REACH: THE EMERGING ROLE OFLEADER, COMMUNICATOR, AND FACILITATOR OF CHANGE.
Chapter 4. The Meta-Foundation (J. Shakely).
Chapter 5. The New Gospel of Wealth (An Interview with HoddingCarter III).
Chapter 6. A Foundation's Journey into Public Policy Engagement(E.D. Carson).
SECTION THREE: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF THE TWENTY-FIRSTCENTURY: DIVERSITY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.
Chapter 7. The Foundation Board of the Twenty-First Century (S.Kwoh and B. Tang).
Chapter 8. Issues of Foundation Planning (J. Breitenreicher andL. Pine).
SECTION FOUR: BUILDING FOUNDATION WISDOM: THE CHALLENGE OFACCUMULATING, SYNTHESIZING, AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE.
Spending Smarter: Knowledge as a Philanthropic Resource (L.Bernholz).