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Philanthropy in Practice - Pragmatism and the Impact of Philanthropic Action (Paperback)
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Philanthropy in Practice - Pragmatism and the Impact of Philanthropic Action (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations
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Philanthropic foundations are experiencing a crisis of professional
identity. They attract considerable hopes due to an unusually high
degree of independence and freedom of manoeuvre, which
theoretically places them in a privileged position to find novel
solutions to societies' most severe and intractable problems.
However, the field is said to suffer from a pervasive lack of
orientation as to how these aspirations can be realized. Compared
to other professions, it can be said that there exists neither
reliable knowledge nor established practices which might guide the
strategy development and the daily practice of foundations. This
void is frequently filled by changing fads which present easy to
grasp recipes and often make bold promises of how foundations can
change the world. Yet, none of them has ever met these
expectations. Philanthropy in Practice shows how philanthropic
organizations can effectively address this predicament. Drawing on
the public philosophy of Pragmatism, it argues that, to be
effective, they need to go for the solution of social problems of
middle range. The book puts at center stage the crucial role of
niches in terms of bounded, protected and stable social spaces
which are rich in resources. They render possible the experiments
required to develop effective interventions and facilitate the
retention of novel solutions to social problems. The model builds
upon, and is illustrated by four in-depth case studies from the UK,
Germany and Switzerland. With its sharp analytical eye and
substantial evidence, Philanthropy in Practice will reshape the way
we think about the questions of what impact philanthropy can
reasonably hope to achieve, and by which means.
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