Philanthropy in Action

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PHILANTHROPY
by BRIAN O'CONNELL
In 1920, Robert H. Goddard had made the laughable prediction that a rocket could go to the moon. Ten years later, Daniel Guggenheim was consulting no less than Charles Lindbergh on the practicality of Goddard's ideas.
Guggenheim: "Then you believe rockets have an important future?" Lindbergh: "Probably. Of course one is never certain." Guggenheim: "But you think so. And this professor, he looks like a pretty capable man?"
Lindbergh: "As far as I can find out, Mr. Guggenheim, he knows more
about rockets than anybody in the country." Guggenheim: "All right, I'll give him the money."
With this legendary tale, author Brian O'Connell launches his collection of stories of several hundred philanthropic gifts which made, and continue to make, a very large difference in American society and throughout the world.
Through these stories, O'Connell captures the remarkable relationships which have developed between donors and grantees over the past half... Tovább

Fülszöveg

PHILANTHROPY
by BRIAN O'CONNELL
In 1920, Robert H. Goddard had made the laughable prediction that a rocket could go to the moon. Ten years later, Daniel Guggenheim was consulting no less than Charles Lindbergh on the practicality of Goddard's ideas.
Guggenheim: "Then you believe rockets have an important future?" Lindbergh: "Probably. Of course one is never certain." Guggenheim: "But you think so. And this professor, he looks like a pretty capable man?"
Lindbergh: "As far as I can find out, Mr. Guggenheim, he knows more
about rockets than anybody in the country." Guggenheim: "All right, I'll give him the money."
With this legendary tale, author Brian O'Connell launches his collection of stories of several hundred philanthropic gifts which made, and continue to make, a very large difference in American society and throughout the world.
Through these stories, O'Connell captures the remarkable relationships which have developed between donors and grantees over the past half century. Included are the gifts of foundations, corporations, individuals and religious groups which have had major impact on the great social movements in our society, and in fields of endeavor as divergent as the arts, physics, medicine, agriculture, and world affairs. O'Connell concludes with a discussion of those characteristics and values essential for effective philanthropy, and an extensive bibliography.
Lively, spirited, and entertaining. Philanthropy in Action is both a collection of great stories, masterfully told—as well as an informative, essential reference for students, researchers, scholars, writers, teachers, and others concerned with philanthropy and nonprofit organizations in America.
Brian O'Connell is President of INDEPENDENT SECTOR, a coalition of voluntary organizations, foundations, and corporations seeking to preserve and enhance the American traditions of giving, volunteering, and nonprofit initiative.
Also by Brian O'Connell:
Finding Values That Work: The Search for Fulfillment Effective Leadership in Voluntary Organizations America's Voluntary Spirit >
The Board Member's Book Our Organization Vissza