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THE INTRODUCTION to this book focused on a series of developments that formed the context for philanthropy in the 1980s, raising a series of questions about continuity and change in this elite activity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
social elite membership, philanthropic subculture, elite philanthropy, contemporary philanthropy, philanthropic bequests, philanthropic choices, affluent donors, philanthropic values, largest gifts, philanthropic involvements, major giving, cultural boards, one donor, broader elite, cultural philanthropy, federated fund, philanthropic world, leaving wealth, elite interaction, wealthy give, donors themselves, wealthy donors, philanthropic purposes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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social elite membership, philanthropic subculture, elite philanthropy, contemporary philanthropy, philanthropic bequests, philanthropic choices, affluent donors, philanthropic values, largest gifts, philanthropic involvements, major giving, cultural boards, one donor, broader elite, cultural philanthropy, federated fund, philanthropic world, leaving wealth, elite interaction, wealthy give, donors themselves, wealthy donors, philanthropic purposes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook by Walter W. Powell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Philanthropic Giving: Studies in Varieties and Goals (Yale Studies on Nonprint Organizations) by Richard Magat in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Who Benefits from the Nonprofit Sector? by Charles T. Clotfelter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New York Public Library by Phyllis Dain in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the American Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath by Kevin P. Phillips in Back Matter
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- Give and Take: A Candid Account of Corporate Philanthropy by Reynold Levy on page 155, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Family Welfare: Gender, Property, and Inheritance since the Seventeenth Century (Contributions in Family Studies) by David R. Green on page 137, page 141, and Back Matter
- Do Unto Others: Extraordinary Acts of Ordinary People by Samuel P Oliner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Looking Good and Doing Good (Philanthropic Studies) by Jerome, L. Himmelstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- 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)
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