Giving circles: philanthropy, voluntary association, and democracy
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1. Verfasser: Eikenberry, Angela M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington Indiana University Press ©2009
Schriftenreihe:Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : giving circles and democratic governance -- Democracy, voluntary association, and philanthropy -- The modernization and marketization of voluntarism -- The democratization and new shape of voluntarism -- The giving circle landscape -- The democratic effects of giving circles -- Voluntarism and governing beyond the state
In the contemporary United States, third parties are being relied upon to deliver social services that were once chiefly the responsibility of government. Among the new philanthropic associations that have arisen in this environment are voluntary groups known as giving circles. Their purpose is to bring people together to pool resources and then collectively decide how to distribute them. Giving circles have been seen as the most democratic of philanthropic mechanisms, working to meet social needs and sol
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ISBN:0253003342
9780253003348

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