Research Catalog

Title

Catalysts for change : twenty-first century philanthropy and community development / Maria Martinez-Cosio and Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell.

Author

Martinez-Cosio, Maria.

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Additional Authors

Rabinowitz Bussell, Mirle Dora, 1965-

Description

xvi, 192 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

Philanthropic organizations or foundations are a major source of the funding needed in community revitalization efforts, particularly in the USA. Catalysts for Change provides new models and new thinking for how philanthropic groups can work to better their communities. With the current economic climate forcing shrewd spending, foundations need all the guidance they can find on how to appropriately channel their funds in the best way. But how can these sorts of community projects be analyzed for effectiveness? Is there a quantitative rather than qualitative element that can be studied to give real feedback to those investing in projects? Arguing against a one-size-fits-all model, the authors illustrate the importance of context and relationships in the success of these projects. Filling a gap in the literature on the many ways in which philanthropic organizations and community development intertwine, the authors use their own first-hand experiences and research to forge a new path for academic research in an area where it has been lacking. Drawing first on the history of philanthropic funding, the authors then look at developments in the last 20 years in detail, focusing on four key case studies from across the United States.

Series Statement

Community development research and practice series ; volume 2

Uniform Title

Community development research and practice series v. 2.

Subject

• Charity organization
• Community development
• Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
• Philanthropie
• Sozialer Wandel

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The scope and scale of philanthropic investment in community development. The changing landscape of foundation-led community development -- The origins of community development philanthropy -- The intersection of philanthropy and community development -- Typology of comprehensive community initiatives -- Systems change theory : advancing complex community change -- Lessons from the field. Price charities and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation : an introduction to the case studies -- The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation -- Price charities -- Applying systems theory to price charities and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation : lessons learned.

ISBN

• 9780415683227 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 041568322X (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780415683234 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0415683238 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780203405512 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2012048802

OCLC

• 764302619
• SCSB-10998392

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library