Philanthropy Across the Generations New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, Number 42

by Burlingame, Dwight F.

• ISBN13: 9780787974084
• ISBN10: 0787974080
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-13
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

At the Sixteenth Annual Symposium on Philanthropy in August 2003, scholars, donors, fundraisers, and other practitioners came together to discuss and reflect on issues facing donors and donees in the philanthropic relationship. The authors is this volume examine subjects ranging from the role of ethics in philanthropic agencies to challenges in giving, financial and grant-making skills, how to transform philanthropy, the importance of the estate tax, intergenerational learning and volunteering, and the health benefits of giving. The common focus is on the role of and value of philanthropy throughout the lifetime and across the generations. This is the 42nd issue of the quarterly report series "New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising.

Author Biography

Dwight F. Burlingame is the author of Philanthropy Across the Generations: New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, Number 42, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Editor's notes	p. 1
The inheritance of wealth and the commonwealth : the ideal of paideta in an age of affluence	p. 5
The moral case for the estate tax	p. 25
Responsible grant making	p. 37
An altruistic reanalysis of the social support hypothesis : the health benefits of giving	p. 49
Intergenerational service learning and volunteering	p. 59
Tracking giving across generations	p. 71
Transforming philanthropy : generativity, philanthropy, and the reflective practitioner	p. 83
Leadership in emerging family philanthropy	p. 99
Paved with good intentions	p. 109
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