Philanthropy and Economic Development
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Philanthropy and Economic Development
By (Author) Richard F. America
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
24th August 1995
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy
Public finance and taxation
Ethnic groups and multicultural studies
Social and ethical issues
361.7650973
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Hardback
248
Description
Contributing authors provide vital information on how contribution programs can be used in community-based development with satisfying results for all. Essay topics include how senior corporate managers are encouraged to go beyond traditional giving and to consider other areas, concrete suggestions for the development of philanthropic organizations, and community involvement initiatives. For companies and foundations that have limited resources but desire to participate, several techniques of indirect investments in social development are shown.
Reviews
This work contains chapters that offer great insights and theoretical advancements, ... ...the topics covered by the volume are no less than pressing and deserve as much attention as we can bring to them.-Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quaterly
"This work contains chapters that offer great insights and theoretical advancements, ... ...the topics covered by the volume are no less than pressing and deserve as much attention as we can bring to them."-Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quaterly
Author Bio
RICHARD F. AMERICA has been director of Urban Programs and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting lecturer at the Stanford Business School. He is the author or editor of several books including The Wealth of Races (Bloomsbury, 1990) and Paying the Social Debt (Bloomsbury, 1993).
