Robin Hood Was Right

by Collins, Chuck; Rogers, Pam; Garner, Joan P.; Vanguard Public Foundation

• ISBN13: 9780393048278
• ISBN10: 0393048276
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc

Summary

Last Year, Americans donated $150 billion to charity. Giving has never been more popular, possible -- or, for many, more confusing. There are oceans of need, mountains of requests, and often little time for the consideration needed to give thoughtfully and effectively.

"Change, not charity!" is this book's enthusiastic theme. Long-time activists and givers, authors Chuck Collins and Pam Rogers show that traditional charity most often reinforces the status quo and maintains the dynamics of dependency and control. The progressive ethic of giving endorsed in this book, on the other hand, offers detailed ways to address the root causes of societal problems. With numerous organizational listings and hundreds of helpful suggestions, Robin Hood Was Right is a fun, user-friendly guide for the socially conscious giver, whether one is able to give annually $500 or $5,000,000.

Author Biography

Chuck Collins is the co-director of United for a Fair Economy Pam Rogers is special projects coordinator at the Haymarket People's Fund Joan P. Garner is the executive director of the Southern Partners Fund in Atlanta

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(4)
Preface	15	(6)
Alfre Woodard
Introduction	21	(6)
Part I: The Politics of Giving
Understanding Charity	27	(7)
The Newtown Florist Club	33	(1)
Change, Not Charity	34	(12)
The Coalition for Human Dignity	43	(3)
What's Going On Out There	46	(13)
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition	55	(4)
Part II: Your Money, Yourself
Vision + Belief = Action for Change	59	(9)
The Women's Cancer Resource Center	66	(2)
Roadblocks to Action...and Moving Ahead	68	(15)
The Police Barrio Relations Project	79	(4)
Part III: Getting from Here to There---Nuts and Bolts
Taking Charge of Your Money	83	(23)
Organizing Immigrant Workers	101	(5)
Tax-Wise Giving	106	(13)
Malama Makua	117	(2)
Choosing and Working with Financial Professionals	119	(17)
The Community Coalition for Substance Abuse and Treatment	134	(2)
Socially Responsible Investing: Do You Know What Your Money Is Doing?	136	(13)
The Virginia Black Lung Association	146	(3)
Organizing...and Beyond!	149	(20)
Not in Our Town	164	(5)
Part IV: Decisions, Decisions
One Way of Doing It: Social Change Foundations	169	(15)
Men Stopping Violence	182	(2)
Doing It Yourself	184	(16)
Recovery Initiative	198	(2)
Doing It by Design: Your Giving Plan	200	(17)
Citizens for Safe Water around Badger	214	(3)
How to Be a Really Great Giver	217	(10)
Peace through Inter-American Community Action	225	(2)
Afterword	227	(5)
Ellen Gurzinsky
Notes	232	(45)
Appendices
A. Progressive Social Change Foundations	234	(4)
B. Great Social Change Groups	238	(15)
C. International Giving Resources	253	(3)
D. Organizations that Support Giving	256	(3)
E. Infrastructure: Organizations that Support Organizing	259	(4)
F. Resources for the Socially Responsible Investor	263	(2)
G. Bibliography	265	(10)
H. Pointers for Reading an Organization's Budget	275	(2)
Index	277	(10)
Order blank for the Gift-Giving Guide	287