| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 387 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Susan V. Berres ford -- Foreword / William C. Richardson. What is effective philanthropy? -- Institutionalizing deep diversity as an asset -- Capitalizing on deep diversity: case studies of successful foundations -- Otto Bremer Foundation -- The California Wellness Foundation -- Hyams Foundation -- Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation -- Philadelphia Foundation -- Public Welfare Foundation -- Effective Foundations fund "both/and" -- Gender in youth programs: ignoring gender doesn't work -- Gender in international grant making: lessons learned -- Effective philanthropy: model funding initiatives -- Funders for lesbian and gay issues: national lesbian and gay community funding partnership -- Hispanics in philanthropy: funders' collaborative for strong Latino communities -- Los Angeles urban funders: Pacoima neighborhood initiative -- Ms. Foundation for women: collaborative fund for women's economic development -- National Women's Law Center: New York City Board of Education Vocational Education Project -- United Way of Massachusetts Bay: today's girls |
| Summary |
Annotation In Effective Philanthropy, Mary Ellen Capek and Molly Mead offer strategies forstrengthening organizations through a commitment to diversity and gender equality. Capek and Mead'sresearch shows that institutionalizing a more nuanced understanding of what they call "deepdiversity" allows organizations to make full use of all the resources they have available, bothinside and outside their doors. The authors show how foundations have used "differences that divideus"--Race, class, gender, sexual orientation, geography, age, religion, physical ability, andothers -- to become learning organizations, a proven strategy for organizational effectiveness. Byvirtue of their "power of the purse" and more subtle forms of influence, foundations are key playersin US social, economic, and public policy and are increasingly influential internationally. Whenfoundations function effectively, there is potential for tremendous public benefit, and Capek andMead argue that goals for equity in philanthropy are similar to goals for any effectiveorganization. Offering demographics, case studies, strategic funding initiatives, theoreticalanalyses, and original research, Effective Philanthropy describes models for building effectivefoundations that can be applied to all kinds of institutions -- large and small, public and private, national and regional, bureaucratic and entrepreneurial -- including colleges and universities, nonprofits, government agencies, and multinational corporations. The diverse case studies and fundinginitiatives highlighted in the book include California Wellness, the Otto Bremer Foundation, thePhiladelphia Foundation, the Ms. Foundation for Women's Collaborative Fund for Women's EconomicDevelopment, and programs for women and girls funded by the United Way of MassachusettsBay. Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Women & Philanthropy |
| Notes |
"A project of Women & Philanthropy, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-371) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Endowments.
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Endowments -- Case studies
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Charities.
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Charities -- Case studies
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Women -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc
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Women -- Services for -- Finance
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Minorities -- Services for -- Finance
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Sex discrimination against women.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Foundations
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foundations (organizations)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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Charities
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Endowments
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Minorities -- Services for -- Finance
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Organizational effectiveness
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Sex discrimination against women
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Women -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
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Women -- Services for -- Finance
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Multiculturele samenlevingen.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Fondsenverwerving.
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Women.
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Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mead, Molly.
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Women & Philanthropy.
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| ISBN |
9780262269834 |
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026226983X |
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1423772512 |
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9781423772514 |
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