The Future of Philanthropy: Economics, Ethics, and Management

Foreword.

Section One: Philanthropy and the Economy.

Introduction to the Issues.

Measuring the Economic Importance of Nonprofits: What Happens When Methods Change.

Size Counts in the Foundation World: The Dilemma of Absorptive Capacity.

What You Know or Who You Know? Relationships Matter.

Foundation Endowments: How Big? How Vulnerable?

Does Philanthropy Interfere with Markets?

Venture Philanthropy: Two Sides of the Coin.

Wages in the Nonprofit Sector: Poor Cousin or Twin Sister?

Diversity and Governance: The Not-Good News.

Minority Philanthropy: The Future Has Arrived.

Will There Be a Nonprofit Shakeout? Comparing Nonprofits to Small Business Trends.

The Growing Demand for Philanthropic Accountability: Will There Be Room for Risk?

Managing through the Market: Responding to Severe Economic Cycles.

The Philanthropic Instinct: Government Walks the Talk.

Does Wall Street Matter? The Unknowns about Elasticities.

Section Two: Ethics and Accountability.

Introduction to the Issues.

How Shall We Govern Ourselves?

The Mission Meets the Numbers: Is It Okay to Lie?

A Privilege and an Obligation: Why Stewardship Matters and Competition Is a Good Thing.

Are Organizational Hybrids Nonprofits?

The Problem of Fairness.

Have We Learned Nothing? Practical Applications of Lessons from Corporate Scandal.

Great Expectations Collide: The Consequences of Assumptions.

Section Three: Nonprofit Management Dilemmas.

Introduction to the Issues.

Organizational Benchmarking: Management Solution or Performance Petard?

The Illusion of Knowing Something: The Diversity of Nonprofit Definitions.

Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Budget Cycle: No Silver Bullet.

State Budget Deficits: Why Red Ink Today Will Plague Management Tomorrow.

Drilling Down: Deeper Revenue Sources for Nonprofits.

Nonprofit Compensation: Charitable Managers and Their Tax-Exempt Colleagues.

To: Nonprofit Human Resources Managers; From: Washington; Subject: Watch Your Back.

Estate Taxes and Giving: Crepe Armbands versus Thinking Caps.

The Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: Is It Really Real?

When Philanthropy Demands Evidence and Results: Developing a Compelling Rationale for Funding.

What History Teaches about the Root Systems That Nourish Philanthropy.

Section Four: Philanthropy and Healthcare.

Introduction to the Issues.

Healthcare in the Twenty-First Century: Why the Charity Gap Will Grow.

Hospital Philanthropy: David versus Goliath.

Fighting Disease with Philanthropy: Who Gets the Funds?

Picking Targets: Healthcare Philanthropy’s Unenviable Task.

Philanthropy and the Academic Medical System: Cavalry to the Rescue? Or, Hope Springs Eternal?

Mental Illness: Major Health Burden; But Is It a Philanthropic Priority?

Section Five: Philanthropy and Education.

Introduction to the Issues.

With College Costs Rising Quickly, Can Philanthropy Close the Gap?

Scholarship Grants: You Can’t Always Get What You Need.

University Foundations: Memo to the Dean: After the Faculty Meeting, Check the Dow.

Philanthropy in K-12 Education: A Minor Player Missing a Major Opportunity.

Learning to Be Charitable: Is It a Girl Thing?

Philanthropy and National Academic Research Funding.

Section Six: U.S. Philanthropy in an International Context.

Introduction to the Issues.

America’s International Giving: Search Elsewhere for Scrooge.

The International Scope of the Nonprofit Sector.

The Globalization of Education: How Important Is Philanthropy?

Indigenous Philanthropy: Poorer Nations Also Give.

North of the Border: Canada-United States Philanthropic Comparisons.

Is Europe Poised for a Golden Age of Community Philanthropy?

Evidence of Philanthropic Impact: A De Novo Case from Poland and the Lessons It Teaches.

Learning from International Conflict: Philanthropic Strategy Is as Important as Sympathy.

Section Seven: Corporate Philanthropy.

Introduction to the Issues.

Corporate Giving: A Workhorse in Small States.

Gifts in Kind: The Good of Goods.

Corporate Giving and Tax Policy: Let’s Do the Math.

Global Health and Corporate Philanthropy: Fickle Funder or Lasting Partner?

Section Eight: Reflections on September 11, 2001.

Introduction to the Issues.

Philanthropy Put to the Test.

U.S. Diversity Creates Philanthropic Opportunity. . .and Risk.

Did September 11 Change Philanthropy Forever?

Index.