Taking Philanthropy Seriously

by Damon, William; Verducci, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780253347725
• ISBN10: 0253347726
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Strategies for effective and responsible giving

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
PART ONE: DEFINING THE PROBLEM
Introduction: Taking Philanthropy Seriously	1	(94)
William Damon
1. In Search of an Ethic of Giving	13	(14)
James Allen Smith
2. Philanthropy and Its Uneasy Relation to Equality	27	(23)
Rob Reich
3. The Politics of Doing Good: Philanthropic Leadership for the Twenty-First Century	50	(12)
Leslie Lenkowsky
4. Toward Higher-Impact Philanthropy	62	(15)
Thomas J. Tierney
5. The Lonely Profession	77	(18)
Laura Horn and Howard Gardner
PART TWO: CASES OF GOOD WORK IN CONTEMPORARY PHILANTHROPY
Introduction	95	(52)
Susan Verducci
6. The Role of Relationships in the Funding of Teach For America	97	(11)
Susan Verducci
7. Journeys in Venture Philanthropy and Institution Building	108	(17)
Carrie James and Paula Marshall
8. Ideational Philanthropy: The Impact of Funding Social Ideas	125	(10)
Liza Hayes Percer
9. Funding on Faith: Boston Ten Point Coalition	135	(12)
Laura Horn
10. Network for Good: Helping the Helpers	147	(9)
Tanya Rose and Sarah Miles
11. Power and Mission in the Funding of Social Entrepreneurs	156	(19)
Lynn Barendsen
PART THREE: FURTHER STRATEGIES FOR A DOMAIN OF RESPONSIBLE GIVING
12. Philanthropy's Janus-Faced Potential: The Dialectic of Care and Negligence Donors Face	175	(14)
Paul G. Schervish
13. The Foundation Payout Puzzle	189	(16)
Akash Deep and Peter Frumkin
14. Old Problems, New Solutions: The Creative Impact of Venture Philanthropy	205	(17)
Nick Standlea
15. Ethical Standards in Philanthropy	222	(19)
Jenni Menon Mariano and Susan Verducci
Concluding Thoughts	241	(6)
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
List of Contributors	247	(3)
Index	250