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200 10$aUnderstanding philanthropy $eits meaning and mission /$fRobert L. Payton and Michael P. Moody
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2008
215   $a1 online resource (224 p.)
225 1 $aPhilanthropic and nonprofit studies
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-253-35049-2 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-198) and index.
327   $aPreface 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.
330   $aPhilanthropy 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 way
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606   $aCharities
606   $aCharitable giving
606   $aHumanitarianism
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