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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163976203321

Autore

Reader Capitol

Titolo

Summary of The Foundation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013

ISBN

9782511002100

2511002108

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (21 p.)

Disciplina

320.512092

Soggetti

United States

Fleishman, Joel L

Charities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of The Foundation (Joel L. Fleishman); Foundations: What They Do and How They Do It; Why They Give; Foundation Strategy in Principle; Foundation Strategy in Practice; Achieving Impact: Leadership, Focus, Alignment and Measurement; What Ails the Foundation: Transparency and Accountability; The Characteristics of High-Impact Programs; How Foundations Fail; Three Essentials: Discipline, Boundaries and Persistence; Should Foundations Be Permitted to Exist in Perpetuity?

Enhancing Foundation Effectiveness: Some Not-So-Modest ProposalsBuy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Joel L. Fleishman in his book "The Foundation: A Great American Secret: How Private Wealth is Changing the World". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Joel L. Fleishman's book.<br>Fleishman examines the evolution of the elements of foundations in the US, he also highlights their strengths and weaknesses and proposes reforms. <br>