02984nam 2200685 a 450 991045416200332120200520144314.01-281-72645-197866117264540-253-00013-0(CKB)1000000000536118(EBL)348670(OCoLC)476163681(SSID)ssj0000264579(PQKBManifestationID)11205315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264579(PQKBWorkID)10303096(PQKB)10385658(MiAaPQ)EBC348670(OCoLC)248497849(MdBmJHUP)muse16797(Au-PeEL)EBL348670(CaPaEBR)ebr10235125(CaONFJC)MIL172645(EXLCZ)99100000000053611820070906d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding philanthropy[electronic resource] its meaning and mission /Robert L. Payton and Michael P. MoodyBloomington Indiana University Pressc20081 online resource (224 p.)Philanthropic and nonprofit studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-35049-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction: why this book? -- Voluntary action for the public good -- Because things go wrong: philanthropy as a response to the human problematic -- The world can be made better: philanthropy as moral action -- The social history of the moral imagination -- Philanthropy, democracy, and the future -- Notes -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.Philanthropy has existed in various forms in all cultures and civilizations throughout history, yet most people know little about it and its distinctive place in our lives. Why does philanthropy exist? Why do people so often turn to philanthropy when we want to make the world a better place? In essence, what is philanthropy? These fundamental questions are tackled in this engaging and original book. Written by one of the founding figures in the field of philanthropic studies, Robert L. Payton, and his former student sociologist Michael P. Moody, Understanding Philanthropy presents a new wayPhilanthropic and nonprofit studies.CharityCharitiesCharitable givingHumanitarianismElectronic books.Charity.Charities.Charitable giving.Humanitarianism.177/.7Payton Robert L895391Moody Michael P895392MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454162003321Understanding philanthropy2000322UNINA