Subject: Philanthropy
Men of amazing entrepreneurial genius, like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford, built commercial empires larger than the world had ever seen; they produced astronomical returns on investment and were rarely tricked out of their money in business deals. But when they turned to giving that money away, […]
[ Read more ]This volume of Conversations on Philanthropy commemorates the tenth anniversary of the journal with a tribute to Richard C. Cornuelle (1927–2011). Cornuelle’s vision of the role of the “independent sector” in American society continues to inform and challenge scholars and practitioners in political economy, philanthropy, and social enterprise. Cornuelle championed […]
[ Read more ]Contributors to this volume of Conversations on Philanthropy include: Robert E. Atkinson Jr. Todd Breyfogle Ilaria Anna Colussi William C. Dennis Steven Grosby David F. Hardwick Richard H. Helmholz Joseph Isaac Lifshitz Leslie Marsh Adam G. Martin George McCully John E. Murray Robin Rogers John T. Thomas With book reviews […]
[ Read more ]American philanthropists long have been generous in their support of colleges and universities. But donors do not always find the results they envisioned for their generosity and good intentions.
[ Read more ]Signed by sixty-six scholars and cosponsored by eight leading think tanks, For a New Thrift describes the growing polarization in today’s financial landscape between two very different kinds of institutions.
[ Read more ]Return to Charity?: Philanthropy and the Welfare State, by Martin Morse Wooster, clearly explains how the Victorian idea of charity for the poor was replaced by twentieth century social concepts of poverty and social welfare, which culminated in the “Great Society” welfare entitlement programs of the 196os.
[ Read more ]Author Martin Morse Wooster considers whether the legal life of foundations should be limited to prevent successor trustees from ignoring the donor’s intent. This volume surveys past congressional attempts to limit foundation perpetuity and offers case studies of donors who have put legal limits on their own foundations, setting a termination date and requiring the foundation to pay out all its assets.
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