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Book SynopsisAn agenda-setting overview of the state of philanthropy in the United States.
Trade Review"Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector is a 'must-read' for anyone seriously interested in the near-term future of philanthropy." --Philanthropy Monthly "A useful addition to the libraries of researchers on the third sector." --Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Table of ContentsTable of Contents:
Introduction/Charles Clotfelter and Thomas Ehrlich
1. The Nonprofit Sector in the 1990s/Elizabeth T. Boris
2. The Evolving Role of American Foundations/James Allen Smith
3. Foundations and the Government: A Tale of Conflict and Consensus/Barry D. Karl and Alice W. Karl
4. The Economy and Philanthropy/Edward Wolff
5. Corporate Philanthropy Comes of Age: Its Size, Its Import, Its Future/Reynold Levy
6. Reinventing Philanthropy/Leslie Lenkowsky
7. Nonprofit Organizations and Public Policies in the Delivery of Human Services/Kristen A. Grønbjerg and Steven Rathgeb Smith
8. Public Trust in Not-for-Profit Organizations and the Need for Regulatory Reform/Joel Fleishman
9. Accountability in a Changing Philanthropic Environment: Trustees and Self-Government at the End of the Century/Warren F. Ilchman and Dwight F. Burlingame
10. Patterns and Purposes of Philanthropic Giving/Eleanor Brown
11. Communities, Networks, and the Future of Philanthropy/Julian Wolpert
12. The Roles of Indigenous and Institutional Philanthropy in Advancing Social Justice/Emmett D. Carson
13. Philanthropy and the Case of the Latino Communities in America/William A. Diaz
14. The Case of Minnesota: Institutionalizing Public Spirit/Jon Pratt
15. The Case of Kansas City/David O. Renz
16. Children in Poverty: Reflections on the Roles of Philanthropy and Public Policy/Ruby Takinishi
17. The Changing Face of Health Care/Bradford H. Gray
18. Lessons for the Future of Philanthropy: Local Foundations and Urban School Reform/William S. McKersie and Anthony Markward
19. Philanthropy and American Higher Education/Michael Rothschild
20. Environmental Philanthropy and Public Policy/Richard L. Revesz
21. Philanthropy and Outcomes: Dilemmas in the Quest for Accountability/Gary Walker and Jean Grossman
22. Philanthropy and Culture: Patterns, Context, and Change/Margaret J. Wyszomirski
23. A Tradition in Jeapordy/Robert L. Payton
24. The World We Must Build/Charles T. Clotfelter and Thomas Ehrlich
Appendix–Trust, Service, and the Common Purpose
List of Contributors
Index
