Editorial Reviews
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Praise for
Mapping the New World of American Philanthropy
Causes and Consequences of the Transfer of Wealth
“This book does a wonderful job of guiding the reader through the increasingly changing world of philanthropy. These changes must drive dramatic change in the not-for-profit sector if it is to respond efficiently and effectively. Only then will we be able to maintain the quality of our society.” –Thomas J. Moran, Chairman... Read Full Story
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Praise for
Mapping the New World of American Philanthropy
Causes and Consequences of the Transfer of Wealth
“This book does a wonderful job of guiding the reader through the increasingly changing world of philanthropy. These changes must drive dramatic change in the not-for-profit sector if it is to respond efficiently and effectively. Only then will we be able to maintain the quality of our society.” –Thomas J. Moran, Chairman... Read Full Story
I attended a fascinating presentation last night by Peter Hero. Peter is the former president of Community Foundation Silicon Valley. In the 17 years he led the group, it grew from a small foundation with less than $10 million in assets to a regional center for philanthropy, with more than 600 philanthropic funds under its umbrella and combined assets in excess of $1bn. He is credited with inspiring the development of corporate philanthropy within many organizations in the Silicon valley... Read Full Story
Tactical Philanthropy recently blogged about the need for universally accessible data on non-profit organizations' effectiveness and innovativeness. The full post is a worthwhile read, but here is an excerpt that I found particularly insightful: From TacticalPhilanthropy.com : In the recent Aspen Philanthropy Letter, director Alan Abramsom points to a chapter in Mapping the New World of American Philanthropy where Susan Raymond argues that every foundation should allocate 10% of their... Read Full Story
"Make gifts of money and you will not be long without chains." ---Jean Jacques Rousseau Recently, I wrote about Poverty Pimps, people/jackals who feed off the decaying lives of the down-trodden. Since that time, I've been thinking about careers and jobs that are "philanthropic" and funded by large corporations. Corporate Philanthropy-----on the surface, it seems like an oxymoron. It doesn't seem natural or even legit. For some reason, when we hear the words Corporate Philanthropy, we... Read Full Story
