Well-meaning Westerners want to find ways to help the less
fortunate. Today, many are not just volunteering abroad and
donating to international nonprofits but also advancing innovations
and launching projects that aim to be socially transformative.
However, often these activities are not efficient ways of helping
others, and too many projects cause more harm than good.
Reimagining Global Philanthropy shares the journey of a
conservative banker and a progressive professor to find a better
way forward. Kirk S. Bowman and Jon R. Wilcox explain the boom in
the global compassion industry, revealing the incentives that
produce inefficient practices and poor outcomes. Instead of
supporting start-up projects with long-shot hopes for success, they
argue, we can dramatically improve results by empowering local
leaders. Applying lessons from the success of community banks,
Bowman and Wilcox develop and implement a new model that
significantly raises philanthropic efficacy. Their straightforward
and rigorously tested approach calls for community members to take
the lead while outside partners play a supporting role. Bowman and
Wilcox recount how they tested the model in Brazil, demonstrating
the value of giving people in marginalized communities the
opportunity to innovate. In a time of widespread social reckoning,
this book shows how global philanthropy can confront its blind
spots and failures in order to achieve truly transformative
outcomes. Readers can access five of the documentary films
discussed in the book on a companion website. In addition to the
films, chapter discussion questions and other supplemental
materials are also available at the site.
General
Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Kirk Bowman
• Jon Wilcox
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-20010-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Business & management >
General
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LSN: |
0-231-20010-2 |
Barcode: |
9780231200103 |
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