The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world /
Fleishman, Joel L.
The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world / Private wealth is changing the world Joel L. Fleishman. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2007. - xxiv, 357 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index.
1: Foundations: what they do and how they do it -- The third great force: America's civic sector -- Why they give -- The foundation's mission: the highest use of philanthropic capital -- Foundation strategy in principle -- Foundation strategy in practice -- 2: Achieving impact: leadership, focus, alignment, and measurement -- High-impact initiatives: twelve case studies -- 3: What ails the foundations: transparency and accountability -- Steps to achieve high impact: a commonsense approach to strategy -- Characteristics of high-impact programs: leaderships, focus, alignment, and measurement -- How foundations fail -- Three essentials: discipline, boundaries, and persistence -- Should foundations be permitted to exist in perpetuity? -- Enhancing foundation effectiveness: some not-so-modest proposals -- A prophetic epilogue: philanthropy in the twenty-first century.
9781586484118 (alk. paper) 1586484117 (alk. paper)
2006027765
GBA686218 bnb
013573266 Uk
Charities--United States.
Endowments--United States.
Associations, institutions, etc.--United States.
Organizaciones no-gubernamentales--Estados Unidos.
Desarrollo comunitario.
Fundaciones benéficas--Estados Unidos.
HV 97 / F596f 2007
361.76320973
The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world / Private wealth is changing the world Joel L. Fleishman. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2007. - xxiv, 357 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index.
1: Foundations: what they do and how they do it -- The third great force: America's civic sector -- Why they give -- The foundation's mission: the highest use of philanthropic capital -- Foundation strategy in principle -- Foundation strategy in practice -- 2: Achieving impact: leadership, focus, alignment, and measurement -- High-impact initiatives: twelve case studies -- 3: What ails the foundations: transparency and accountability -- Steps to achieve high impact: a commonsense approach to strategy -- Characteristics of high-impact programs: leaderships, focus, alignment, and measurement -- How foundations fail -- Three essentials: discipline, boundaries, and persistence -- Should foundations be permitted to exist in perpetuity? -- Enhancing foundation effectiveness: some not-so-modest proposals -- A prophetic epilogue: philanthropy in the twenty-first century.
9781586484118 (alk. paper) 1586484117 (alk. paper)
2006027765
GBA686218 bnb
013573266 Uk
Charities--United States.
Endowments--United States.
Associations, institutions, etc.--United States.
Organizaciones no-gubernamentales--Estados Unidos.
Desarrollo comunitario.
Fundaciones benéficas--Estados Unidos.
HV 97 / F596f 2007
361.76320973