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Book SynopsisThrough a series of personal interviews with nearly one hundred donors, this title offers a look at the world of elite philanthropy. It focuses on the New York City area, with its high concentration of affluent donors, to explore both the motivations of individual donors and the significance of philanthropy for the culture of elite groups.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 1996 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize, Independent Sector Co-Winner of the 1996 ARNOVA Award for a Distinguished Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research "This superb book will be required reading for scholars, fundraisers, nonprofit administrators, trustees, and anyone who is interested in the lives of the wealthy and well-born."--Kathleen McCarthy, Director, Center for the Study of Philanthropy "Ostrower's book is one of the finest pieces of social science research to emerge from the new academic field of philanthropic studies... This important book demonstrates that the most professionally rigorous forms of social science analysis can be presented in lucid prose and easily comprehended ideas."--Choice
Table of ContentsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Philanthropy and Status Boundaries among the Elite28Ch. 2Religion, Ethnicity, and Jewish Philanthropy50Ch. 3Gender, Marriage, and Philanthropy69Ch. 4Education, Culture, and the Institutionalization of Philanthropic Values86Ch. 5Attitudes toward Inheritance and Philanthropic Bequests100Ch. 6Government and Philanthropy: Alternatives or Complements?113Conclusion132Methodological Appendix143Notes145Bibliography177Index185
