Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives - Public Good - Quality of Life

A re-interpretation and strategic overview of philanthropy-its meaning and values, greatest accomplishments, current transformations, and future directions-based on close analysis of historical sources, and 25 years' practical experience in all aspects of philanthropy. Chapter I: " Promethean Fire: the Archetype" - from its first coinage in ancient Greece, in Prometheus Bound, philanthropia meant "the love of humanity", or of what it is to be human, an educational and cultural ideal; Chapter II: " Philanthropy's Finest Hour: the American Revolution" - the Revolution as philanthropy in action-how Classical philanthropy through voluntary associations produced a "purportedly philanthropic nation", created by and for philanthropy; Chapter III: " Philanthropy Yesterday and Today" - how 20th-century growth and professionalization made philanthropy paradigmatic, but neglected Classical values, and how we are now in a paradigm-shift, in which philanthropy is being thoroughly transformed; Chapter IV: " The Future of Philanthropy" - how the paradigm-shift analysis illuminates issues facing Old Paradigm institutions, and current trends suggesting a probable future; Chapter V: " Philanthropy Reborn"- how a possible New Paradigm, uniting Classical ideals with Internet-based operations, might benefit donors, grantmakers, philanthropic advisors, trustees, executive directors, scholars, media journalists, teachers and students, as well as civic, religious and political leaders. Appendix I: "Case Study: the Catalogue for Philanthropy in Massachusetts." Exemplifies the current paradigm-shift. Appendix II: "A Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy" A donor-friendly presentation of how the fields of philanthropy constitute a coherent whole. Appendix III: "Bibliographical Notes" Suggested further readings.

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Title of ebook: Philanthropy Reconsidered: Private Initiatives - Public Good - Quality of Life
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Released online for download: 09-24-2008
Author of eBook: McCully, George

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Acknowledgements Introduction.............................................................................i CHAPTERS I. Promethean Fire - the Archetype.......................................................1 II. Philanthropy's Finest Hour: the American Revolution..................................19 III. Philanthropy Yesterday and Today: Paradigm-Formation and -Shift.....................43 IV. Philanthropy Tomorrow: Discernible Trends............................................67 V. Philanthropy Reborn: A New Paradigm?..................................................83 APPENDICES I. Case Study: The Massachusetts System..................................................107 II. A Taxonomic Tree of Philanthropy.....................................................123 III. Bibliographic Notes.................................................................127