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Book SynopsisAn honest assessment for how to determine your individual relationship with charitable giving in today''s world
From world-renowned philanthropists Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies comes a comprehensive guide on how to be a canny, street-smart, effective philanthropist, regardless of your income level. It is also a perfect companion for nonprofit program and development executives who would like to introduce donors to their work and their organizations.
Despite their critical importance to philanthropy, donors have few resources for solid information about making their gifts-deciding what type of gift to give, how to structure it, the tax implications, what level of follow-up and transparency they should ask for and expect, and countless other complexities. This book fills that vacuum and helps you gain a special understanding of philanthropy as a business undertaking as well as a deeply personal, reflective process
Table of Contents
FOREWORD vii
by James Wolfensohn
INTRODUCTION: Who We Are 1
PART ONE The Donor
1 Getting Started 11
2 The Joy of Giving 19
3 The New Philanthropy 23
4 Donors Come in All Types 29
5 The Soul of the New Philanthropist 39
6 Accelerants 57
7 Finding Your Niche 65
PART TWO The Partners
8 Do I Do It—or Do I Buy It? 81
9 Working with a Nonprofit 97
10 Running the Show 113
11 The Family 127
12 The Face in the Mirror 143
13 Philanthropy in Hard Times 153
PART THREE The Gift
14 A Glossary of Gifts 161
15 The Pudding Is in the Proof 175
16 A Little Financial Advice 189
17 On Innovations 203
18 Twenty Questions—Investing in Changing the World 213
EPILOGUE: Why We Are Here 217
PART FOUR Resources
RESOURCE A: Index of Nonprofit Resources 223
RESOURCE B: Further Sources of Information 259
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 261
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 263
INDEX 267
