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Inside American Philanthropy: The Dramas of Donorship [Hardcover]

Waldemar A. Nielsen (Author)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (September 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 080612802X
ISBN-13: 978-0806128023
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you're interested in making a difference--read this!, May 20, 1999

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An easy read, but one filled with wisdom. Excellent examples of success and failure among this nation's philanthropists. Anyone contemplating significant philanthropy now or in the future should buy this book and refer to it once a year. Good overview and inspiring stories of the heart, mind and soul behind remarkable donors.

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This is a book about modern philanthropic foundations, the unique role of the United States in spawning them, the imminent prospect of a vast intergenerational transfer of accumulated personal wealth in this country, and the implications of that historic conveyance for the American philanthropic tradition-and indeed for the future of the nation. Read the first page

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capital gifts, community foundation

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United States, New York, World War, Mary Lasker, Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Corporation, Walter Annenberg, Julius Rosenwald, Annenberg School, Ford Foundation, Olin Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Henry Ford, General Education Board, George Soros, Hoover Institution, Lincoln Center, Los Angeles, Soviet Union, Stanford University, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Howard Hughes, Lee Krasner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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This book cites 7 books:

Swarthmore College by Elizabeth Collins on page 88
The Politics of Knowledge: The Carnegie Corporation, Philanthropy, and Public Policy by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann on page 257
Brain, Mind, and Behavior w/Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience CD-ROM by Floyd E. Bloom on page 65
HARRIET TUBMAN: GREAT AMERICANS (Great Americans Series) by Ray Bradbury on page 85
Jane Addams by Jan Gleiter on page 85

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The Foundations of Texan Philanthropy (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) by Mary L. Kelley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking by Joel J. Orosz in Back Matter
The Handbook on Private Foundations, Third Edition by David F. Freeman on page 16
The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism by Claire Gaudiani Ph.D. in Back Matter
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Essential Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) by Burt Nanus in Back Matter

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