Philanthropy & Charity

In her incisive history, Kathleen D. McCarthy explores the impact of philanthropy - both giving and volunteerism - on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War...

This book examines the contributions of non-public organizations, such as foundations, philanthropies, charities, non-governmental organizations, private businesses, and entrepreneurs to public goods and services. Too often the impact of the...

This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the nonprofit sector. The entries reflect the importance of associations, citizen participation, philanthropy, voluntary action,...

It seems self-evident that giving is a good thing. But there are profound arguments against a social stress on giving, many of them couched in the language of justice. In this book, scholars from a variety of fields associated with philanthropy discuss...

During the next twenty years, as part of the largest transfer of wealth in history, more than $500 billion is expected to pour into the philanthropic sector. Some of it will come from retiring baby boomers, but even more will come from newly rich Silicon...

This book focuses on the influence of philanthropic foundations in global development, and on how the global south has engaged with them. The idea of corporate philanthropy stretches back a long way, with the late 19th industrialist Andrew Carnegie...

When the protests are over, a guide to creating long-lasting social change beyond the barricades From the Women's March in D.C. to #BlackLivesMatter rallies across the country, there has been a rising wave of protests and social activism. These events...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356291355Author Meena RaghunathanFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaWeight(grams) 500gDimensions(mm)...

In this revised and enlarged edition of his classic work, Robert H. Bremner provides a social history of American philanthropy from colonial times to the present, showing the ways in which Americans have sought to do good in such fields as religion,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830831852Author Nikole LimFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 398gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

This book is a comprehensive presentation of humanitarian intervention in theory and practice during the course of the nineteenth century. Through four case studies, it sheds new light on the international law debate and the political theory on...

"Foundations are socially and politically significant, but this simple fact . . . has mostly been ignored by students of American history. . . . This collection represents an important contribution to an emerging field." -Kenneth Prewitt, Social Science...

Robert G. Gregory challenges the apparent assumption that non-Western peoples lack a significant indigenous philanthropic culture. Focusing on the large South Asian community in East Africa, he relates how, over a century, they built a philanthropic...

The first book of its kind, this volume brings together a range of experts to review key methodological issues in the study of voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations. Using case studies from around the world...

This book explores how philanthropy is perceived and practiced in a predominantly Muslim society. It is the first academic quantification of philanthropic giving and volunteering using a representative sample of the Egyptian population, providing the...

Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century EnglandBook InformationISBN 9780198226277Author F. K. ProchaskaFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 510g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637236802Author Josef WägesFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint Westphalia PressPublisher Westphalia PressWeight(grams) 1070g

There is a new age of philanthropy in Europe - a EURO50 billion plus financial market. Changing attitudes to wealth, growing social need and innovations in finance are creating a revolution in how we give, aided and sometimes abetted by governments. ...

With the resources of both governments and traditional philanthropy barely growing or in decline, yet the problems of poverty, ill-health and environmental degradation ballooning daily, it is increasingly clear that new models for financing and promoting...

The story of welfare politics in Britain has usually been told in terms of a simple shift from individualism to collectivism and ever increasing amounts of state intervention. The Voluntary Sector, the State and Social Work in Britain offers a different...

In this pathbreaking study of foundation influence, author Joan Roelofs produces a comprehensive picture of philanthropy's critical role in society. She shows how a vast number of policy innovations have arisen from the most important foundations,...

A moving examination of poverty, its root causes, and how to end it through movement-building by a leading philanthropy executive For the past two decades, the Marguerite Casey Foundation has dedicated its resources to building a movement of...

With the resources of both governments and traditional philanthropy barely growing or in decline, yet the problems of poverty, ill-health, and environmental degradation ballooning daily, new models for financing social and environmental objectives are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933368085Author Karen PittelmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher CounterpointWeight(grams) 369g

"Entrusted provides a much needed contribution to the literature on ethics in the healthcare arena." -Health Progress"A splendid and invaluable book, one every trustee with an active conscience would want to read and one every trustee with a dormant...

Legacies (or bequests, as they are known outside the UK) represent a key source of revenue for charities - more than 50 per cent of income in some cases. This unique publication is a comprehensive guide to the strategy and techniques that fundraisers...

Philanthropy is often associated with wealthy people giving large amounts of money to charitable organizations and indirectly to people they don't personally know. Ethnic philanthropy is almost totally different: it consists primarily of people sharing...

Shim and Baek examine the evolving existential meanings of gift-making by interviewing donors of convalescent blood plasma during the Covid-19 pandemic.The book reveals what plasma donation means for their efforts to reassemble their lives from being...

Originally published in 1938, The Voluntary Citizen discusses the distinctive features of charity and voluntary social service and gives the author's views as to their scope and limitations, especially in relation to the public social services at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798889841388Author Dimple AbichandaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Problem-Solving Requires Innovation, Activism, and YouAn important read for those on the journey of making this world better and wondering where to start." Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen, author of New York Times bestseller The Blue...

The Philanthropist Handbook: Finding Meaning in the Endowment of Humanity by Clay M. Grayson is a guide for those who wish to leave a lasting legacy through planned giving. Over the next twenty years, the Baby Boomer generation is expected to donate $12...

Evaluating Jewish donors over time The American Jewish philanthropic enterprise is unparalleled in scope, dynamism, and the diversity of funders and the causes they support. Yet even as Jewish giving has been largely successful in responding with...

The Philanthropist Handbook: Finding Meaning in the Endowment of Humanity by Clay M. Grayson is a guide for those who wish to leave a lasting legacy through planned giving. Over the next twenty years, the Baby Boomer generation is expected to donate $12...

Poverty is something we all want to see less of. So why does it prove so difficult to tackle? Can empathy help fix it?Poverty is bad for everyone. Being at the sharp end of disadvantage is shameful, reduces brainpower, and hampers positive action. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780367762223Author TheerapatImprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

A new community-based framework assessing the impact of participatory grantmaking on philanthropy Institutional foundations are influential, yet it can be difficult to understand how they operate. How do their staff members make decisions? What impact...

Shim and Baek examine the evolving existential meanings of gift-making by interviewing donors of convalescent blood plasma during the Covid-19 pandemic.The book reveals what plasma donation means for their efforts to reassemble their lives from being...