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This book highlights the historic inflection point we are in, both
in terms of philanthropy in general, and specifically in financing
the solutions to our largest and most urgent social and
environmental problems. It covers the two movements that have
recently had a dramatic influence on capitalism. First, wealthy
millennials have been pressuring their bankers to invest their
family portfolios in companies with high social and environmental
impact (ESG ratings), triggering a wave where the wealth management
industry, and now all public companies, are significantly adapting
to the increasing demand for good. Second, The Giving Pledge
triggered another wave, changing what success and the accumulation
of wealth means. It has even begun to redefine the goal of
capitalism as more than 200 billionaires have pledged to give half
or more of their wealth away. This book also focuses on the
bottleneck problem that The Giving Pledge has created, as it is
very hard to give hundreds of billions away with measurable impact
to nonprofits lacking detailed long-term plans to scale. Nonprofits
have never had the luxury of having all the resources to invest in
the planning, management training and systems needed to rapidly
expand. Thus taking in very large gifts is very difficult, and
almost impossible to justify. Large philanthropy can always be used
for traditional capital campaigns and to fund endowments, yet The
Giving Pledge signers are often looking for large visible impact
beyond these traditional avenues. The result is a bottleneck which
has grown as more billionaires pledge their funds away while their
wealth continues to skyrocket and giving rates stay very small.
Finally, this book covers the emergence of large giving vehicles,
modelled after the private equity industry. They have sophisticated
third-party managers focused on deploying funds and supporting
management teams. It also covers the scaling of nonprofits in a
significant way ("Big Bets") as well as investing large
philanthropy through for-profits as Program Related Investments
(PRI) at scale. This book is of interest specifically to nonprofit
and foundation leaders, as well as wealth managers, estate
attorneys and other philanthropic advisors. It is also of interest
to investors and corporate CEOs as they begin to access these large
pools for philanthropic capital to increase their impact. This book
is focused on providing those with the ability to make large
philanthropic investments a path to scale their impact and increase
their fulfillment and that of their family. It provides a
step-by-step guide of how these approaches, especially PRI at
scale, can actually solve the social and environmental challenges
that have been seemingly hopeless.
Voluntary Associations and Nonprofit Organizations in Our Current
Uncertain World provides students with a collection of enlightening
readings that present major topics related to voluntary
associations and nonprofit organizations from a multidisciplinary
perspective, including sociological. The text is organized into six
units that cover: the historical background, definition, and
theories of nonprofit organizations; the nonprofit sector relations
and other partnerships; organization and structure; communication
and nonprofit organizations; funding, strategy, and management; and
policy issues, globalization, and the future of nonprofit
organizations. The readings explore a wide variety of topics,
including the role of nonprofits in society, civic engagement,
governmental relations, the importance of mission and vision
statements, best practices for online advocacy, budget and finance,
the global drivers of change, and much more. Each reading is framed
by an introduction and discussion questions to reinforce key
concepts and stimulate critical thinking. Filling a gap in the
current literature, Voluntary Associations and Nonprofit
Organizations in Our Current Uncertain World is an ideal resource
for courses that explore all aspects of voluntary associations and
nonprofit organizations.
How ordinary citizens dedicated to service can change the face of
America's most critical issues
What if the nation were able to capitalize on the energy of
Americans willing to serve and volunteer for a year or more? This
inspirational book tells the stories of real people who have
dedicated themselves to service and the nonprofits that engaged
them. It shows how selflessness and service have transformed lives
and communities, and can address similar problems throughout the
country. The author profiles successes, demonstrates measurable
effects, and shows how impact is made. This book describes how we
can achieve change, through action at both the community and
organizational level.Filled with illustrative examples and key
lessonsHighlights programs such as Teach for America, City Year,
and Community Health CorpsShows how nonprofits can create
successful service programs to tackle different issues
The book shows what America would look like if programs like
these operated at scale across the country not just in one or two
neighborhoods, but wherever they were needed.
Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps
(1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist,
abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support
women's education, the labor movement, and public access to
science, the arts, and education. Born in London, Scripps grew up
in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went from rags to
riches, living out that cherished American story in which people
pull themselves up by their bootstraps with audacity, hard work,
and luck. She and her brother, E. W. Scripps, built America's
largest chain of newspapers, linking midwestern industrial cities
with booming towns in the West. Less well known today than the
papers started by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst,
Scripps newspapers transformed their owners into millionaires
almost overnight. By the 1920s Scripps was worth an estimated $30
million, most of which she gave away. She established the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, and appeared
on the cover of Time magazine after founding Scripps College in
Claremont, California. She also provided major financial support to
organizations worldwide that promised to advance democratic
principles and public education. In Ellen Browning Scripps, McClain
brings to life an extraordinary woman who played a vital role in
the history of women, California, and the American West.
"A fantastic book. . . .A major contribution Stories of
Transformative Leadership in the Human Services is an extraordinary
book by two highly accomplished social work educators and
consultants. Based on years of experience in the classroom and in
the field, Steve Burghardt and Willie Tolliver blend their "best
practices" into a pedagogically creative and lively text that
students and human service professionals alike will find engaging
and invaluable. Social service agencies and workers are under
siege, especially now in our global economic crisis, but this book
is guaranteed to help in the struggles ahead for a more humane and
just social service practice." Robert Fisher, University of
Connecticut, author ofThe People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community
Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice (Vanderbilt
University Press, 2009.) "A must read for directors, executives,
funders, and board members Given today's economic climate, there
may not be funds for the hiring of consultants. Read Stories of
Transformative Leadership in the Human Services and engage as an
organizational team in their activities instead. You, your staff
and the culture of the organization will be transformed. As Ghandi
said, Be the change you want to see.' The paradigm that Burghardt
and Tolliver introduce will have you do just that." Claudette
C'Faison, Cofounder and President of NY Youth at Risk, Inc. Certain
to excite and inspire both students entering the human services
field and seasoned non-profit professionals, Stories of
Transformative Leadership in the Human Services: Why the Glass Is
Always Full is the first full-length leadership book to focus on
the unique challenges of the public and non-profit executive,
manager, and educator. Written in a lively story-telling style, the
book develops a leadership model for those who inspire without
bonuses and seek a powerful legacy through people s lives. Authors
Steve Burghardt and Willie Tolliver convey the stories of two
social service agencies struggling to survive in a world of
shrinking budgets, increasing needs, and lack of resources. While
both agencies are run by hard-working managers, one is in constant
crisis mode (racial tensions that simmer and boil over;
professionals who end up exhausted and overeating after a
crisis-filled day . . . every day), while the other, operating with
no greater resources, lacks tension and turmoil as its managers
respond to similar demands and client needs. Using real-life
vignettes drawn from actual experiences, the stories distill
important lessons and unfold in a powerful manner that will
resonate with any professional asked to work harder . . . with a
smaller budget. Questions woven through each story connect to the
book's more theoretical material on leadership, personal mastery,
and community-building. Accompanied by a Student Study Site: http:
//www.sagepub.com/transleaderstudy/ Steve Burghardt, MSW, PhD, and
Willie Tolliver, MSW, DSW, are professor and associate professor of
Social Work at the City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter
College School of Social Work and partners in the Leadership
Transformation Group, LLC. Authors of numerous works on
organizational change and strategic development, they are
award-winning teachers of human behavior, policy, and community
organization. They have worked with thousands of human service and
educational staff on new models of leadership, personal well-being,
spirituality, collaboration in times of crisis, and how to sustain
conversations on race and oppression for lasting change at work and
in one s life. Please visit their website: www.askltg.com."
There has been considerable interest in recent years in the ability
of non-governmental organisations to work with the rural poor in
developing countries in order to improve their quality of life and
economic status through the provision of credit, skills training,
and other inputs for income-generation programmes. This book brings
together the results of 16 evaluations in 4 countries (Bangladesh,
India, Uganda, and Zimbabwe) to provide a detailed assessment of
the contribution that NGOs make to rural poverty alleviation. The
results indicate that NGO projects are successful when they build
in a high degree of participation, when the staff are committed to
the goals of the project, and when they are managed by strong and
competent leaders. Many of the projects studied contributed to
increases in income and welfare. However, not all projects were
successful, contrary to received wisdom about the efficacy of NGO
interventions. many failed to reach the very poorest, most were
costly to implement, and few of the projects demostrated an ability
to continue once external funding was withdrawn. These findingd
provide string support for viewing NGOs as a mechanism for helping
to reduce rural poverty, but also demonstrate that many of the
interventions are isolated or one-off. The impact of NGOs could be
heightened by increasing the size of the intervention, encouraging
greater cooperation among NGOs, and by fostering closer cooperation
with governments. This study will make an impact in the development
community, and its conclusions will help shape NGO and poverty
agendas in the coming years. The book will appeal to all those
concerned with rural development, NGOs, and development programmes.
The UK's definitive detailed guide to grant funding providing
thorough backgrounds on grant sources, as well as commentary and
advice on how to apply and what grant-makers are looking for. It
offers information on the 1,000 largest grant-making charities
which give away a combined total of over 7.33 billion. Each
grant-maker included in the guide has the potential to give over
GBP250,000. Now in its 17th edition, the directory continues to be
practical and effective to use. Providing thorough background
information on grant sources, it offers advice on how to apply and
what funders are looking for. It includes: * Clear descriptions of
the grant-making charities policies and practices. * Details of
money available per application and total awarded each year. *
Contact details and information on how to apply. * Clear
information on who is and who isn't eligible to make applications
This directory is vital for chief executives, trustees, fundraisers
and fundraising managers.
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From 1999 to 2009, The Northern Manhattan Community Voices
Collaborative put Columbia University and its Medical Center in
touch with surrounding community organizations and churches to
facilitate access to primary care, nutritional improvement, and
smoking cessation, and to broker innovative ways to access
healthcare and other social services. This unlikely partnership and
the relationships it forged reaffirms the wisdom of joining "town
and gown" to improve a community's well-being.
Staff members of participating organizations have coauthored
this volume, which shares the successes, failures, and obstacles of
implementing a vast community health program. A representative of
Alianza Dominicana, for example, one of the country's largest
groups settling new immigrants, speaks to the value of
community-based organizations in ridding a neighborhood of crime,
facilitating access to health insurance, and navigating the
healthcare system. The editors outline the beginnings and
infrastructure of the collaboration and the relationship between
leaders that fueled positive outcomes. Their portrait demonstrates
how grassroots solutions can create productive dialogues that help
resolve difficult issues.
In a challenging environment, many charities have found that grant
funding is an increasingly important source of income. But knowing
where to look for grants, and how to navigate the process, can be
very daunting for the uninitiated. But open this book and you will.
- Find funding sources - Navidate the application process - Make a
compelling case - Get money for your organization
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