The Future of Philanthropy Economics, Ethics, and Management [Hardcover]

The allocation of limited public and private resources depends on reliable data and empirical analysis, and The Future of Philanthropy is filled with hard-to-find data, graphs, and charts, as well as full citation and source lists at the end of each chapter. It raises unsettling questions about the very assumptions upon which nonprofits are built and financed and about the future of nonprofit and philanthropic decision-making. Written to provoke thoughtful debate, as well as illuminate elusive objective data, this resource also sheds new light on the challenges that face the nation’s Third Sector as public and governmental regulation has become more focused on the transparency and accountability of philanthropy and its recipients.

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List of exhibits.

Foreword.

Section One: Philanthropy and the Economy.

Introduction to the Issues.

Measuring the Economic Importance of Nonprofits: What Happens When Methods Change.

Size Counts in the Foundation World: The Dilemma of Absorptive Capacity.

What You Know or Who You Know? Relationships Matter.

Foundation Endowments: How Big? How Vulnerable?

Does Philanthropy Interfere with Markets?

Venture Philanthropy: Two Sides of the Coin.

Wages in the Nonprofit Sector: Poor Cousin or Twin Sister?

Diversity and Governance: The Not-Good News.

Minority Philanthropy: The Future Has Arrived.

Will There Be a Nonprofit Shakeout? Comparing Nonprofits to Small Business Trends.

The Growing Demand for Philanthropic Accountability: Will There Be Room for Risk?

Managing through the Market: Responding to Severe Economic Cycles.

The Philanthropic Instinct: Government Walks tlÃ*