Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector in a Changing America

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Charles Clotfelter, Thomas Ehrlich
Indiana University Press, 2001 - 576 pages

This collection brings together the views of a stellar assemblage of scholars, practitioners, . . . and a host of other talented and distinguished citizens of the independent sector . . . . A 'must read.' —Philanthropy Monthly

In an attempt to analyze future directions of the increasingly influential nonprofit sector, the American Assembly and the Indiana Center on Philanthropy sponsored a conference that brought in leading scholars and practitioners. Participants were asked to consider what forces will determine the shape and activities of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector in the next decade.

This volume is a product of this inquiry. Contributors focused on a variety of pressures, including the devolution of federal programs, the blurring of lines between non-profit and for-profit organizations; the changing distributions of income; a revived interest in community and civil society; the evolution of religion and other regulatory reform; and a retreat of government from various policy areas.

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Contents

The Nonprofit Sector in the 1990s
1
Philanthropy and the Case of the Latino
13
The Evolving Role of American Foundations
34
The Economy and Philanthropy
73
Reinventing Philanthropy
122
Nonprofit Organizations and Public Policies
139
Public Trust in NotforProfit Organizations
172
Patterns and Purposes of Philanthropic Giving
212
The Case of Kansas City
315
The Changing Face of Health Care
364
Philanthropy and American Higher Education
413
Environmental Philanthropy and Public Policy
428
Patterns Context and Change
461
A Tradition in Jeopardy
481
The World We Must Build
499
AppendixTrust Service and the Common Purpose
517

Communities Networks and the Future of Philanthropy
231
The Roles of Indigenous and Institutional Philanthropy
248
Communities in America
275
List of Contributors
541
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