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Understanding philanthropy : its meaning and mission
- Title
- Understanding philanthropy : its meaning and mission / Robert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody.
- Author
- Payton, Robert L.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | BJ1533.P5 P39 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Moody, Michael P.
- Description
- xiv, 205 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Philanthropy appears in some form in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people, particularly Americans, so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? What, in essence, is philanthropy? These fundamental questions are tackled in this book which also presents a new way of thinking about the meaning and mission of philanthropy.
- Series Statement
- Philanthropy and nonprofit studies
- Uniform Title
- Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780253350497
- 0253350492
- LCCN
- 2007036766
- OCLC
- ocn171151580
- 171151580
- SCSB-1470115
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library