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Understanding philanthropy its meaning and mission

Title
Understanding philanthropy [electronic resource] : its meaning and mission / Robert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody.
Author
Payton, Robert L.
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors
Moody, Michael P.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 205 p.)
Series Statement
Philanthropy and nonprofit studies
Uniform Title
Understanding philanthropy (Online)
Alternative Title
Understanding philanthropy (Online)
Subject
  • Charity
  • Charities
  • Humanitarianism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction: why this book? -- Voluntary action for the public good -- Because things go wrong: philanthropy as a response to the human problematic -- The world can be made better: philanthropy as moral action -- The social history of the moral imagination -- Philanthropy, democracy, and the future -- Notes -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.
LCCN
2007036766
OCLC
ssj0000264579
Author
Payton, Robert L.
Title
Understanding philanthropy [electronic resource] : its meaning and mission / Robert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
Series
Philanthropy and nonprofit studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Moody, Michael P.
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