04009nam 22007455 450 991033804530332120250610110320.09783030163570303016357110.1007/978-3-030-16357-0(CKB)4100000008618225(MiAaPQ)EBC5811787(DE-He213)978-3-030-16357-0(PPN)259452688(Perlego)3490733(MiAaPQ)EBC29090322(EXLCZ)99410000000861822520190706d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGovernance and Strategic Philanthropy in Grant-Making Foundations How to Improve the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Boards /by Giacomo Boesso, Fabrizio Cerbioni1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2019.1 online resource (169 pages)Palgrave pivot9783030163563 3030163563 Chapter 1 Social Role, Strategic Profiles and Management Tools of Foundations -- Chapter 2 The First Survey on the "Governance" of Foundations: The Original Model -- Chapter 3 The Second Survey on the Governance and Actions to Support Strategic Philanthropy: The Integrated Model -- Chapter 4 Data on Governance and Strategy of Italian Foundations -- Chapter 5 A Virtuous Symbiosis: Determinism and Solidarity in the Strategic Action of Foundations -- Chapter 6 Conclusions.This book discusses the role of grant-making foundations in supporting local communities, and how effective governance can contribute to greater success of the social projects they finance. The book considers the extent to which granting foundations act as social investment banks or strategic philanthropists, and identifies possible areas of evolution and improvement in the granting process of foundations similar to other innovative firms. It seeks to explore the possibility of foundations becoming a reference point in the Third Sector for innovativeness and risk taking. Giacomo Boesso is Professor of Business Administration at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include stakeholder theory, strategic corporate social responsibility, and non-profit governance. Fabrizio Cerbioni is Professor of Accounting at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include accounting principles, corporate governance, and non-profit governance.Palgrave pivot.Political planningPolitical scienceExecutive powerNonprofit organizationsCorporate governanceEuropePolitics and governmentPublic PolicyGovernance and GovernmentExecutive PoliticsNon-Profit Organizations and Public EnterprisesCorporate GovernanceEuropean PoliticsPolitical planning.Political science.Executive power.Nonprofit organizations.Corporate governance.EuropePolitics and government.Public Policy.Governance and Government.Executive Politics.Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises.Corporate Governance.European Politics.658.048361.7632Boesso Giacomoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut312604Cerbioni Fabrizioauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910338045303321Governance and Strategic Philanthropy in Grant-Making Foundations2531068UNINA