The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan

FOREWORD vii
by James Wolfensohn

INTRODUCTION: Who We Are 1

PART ONE The Donor

1 Getting Started 11

2 The Joy of Giving 19

3 The New Philanthropy 23

4 Donors Come in All Types 29

5 The Soul of the New Philanthropist 39

6 Accelerants 57

7 Finding Your Niche 65

PART TWO The Partners

8 Do I Do It—or Do I Buy It? 81

9 Working with a Nonprofit 97

10 Running the Show 113

11 The Family 127

12 The Face in the Mirror 143

13 Philanthropy in Hard Times 153

PART THREE The Gift

14 A Glossary of Gifts 161

15 The Pudding Is in the Proof 175

16 A Little Financial Advice 189

17 On Innovations 203

18 Twenty Questions—Investing in Changing the World 213

EPILOGUE: Why We Are Here 217

PART FOUR Resources

RESOURCE A: Index of Nonprofit Resources 223

RESOURCE B: Further Sources of Information 259

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 261

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 263

INDEX 267