The United Way: Dilemmas of Organized Charity - Hardcover

Brilliant, Eleanor L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231056222 ISBN 13: 9780231056229

Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, 1990

Synopsis

"The United Way: Dilemmas of Organised Charity" explains the inner workings of the organization whose shine was so recently dulled by scandal. According to a recent "New York Times" article, "Revelations of high expense-account living and questionable management practices by William Aramony, president of the United Way of America - forced him out of his position as leader of the nation's largest network of charities". (Jan. 28, 1992).. The United Way has always embodied the spirit of voluntarism that George Bush encourages with his vision of "a thousand points of light". Since its inception more than one hundred years ago, many Americans have assisted the organization with donations of money or hours. Americans know the symbol - an out-stretched arm with a rainbow - but how many know what is stands for? Here Eleanor Brilliant, a former local United Way staff member, presents a unique insight into the historical evolution and current situation of this organization.

About this title

About the Author

Eleanor Brilliant was Associate Executive Director of the United Way of Westchester and is currently associate professor of social work at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She is author of The Urban Development Corporation: Private Interests and Pubic Authority.

Review

It provides a valuable perspective on how the United Way functions in communities across the nation. . . . The book succeeds at illuminating the dilemmas of the United Way and at making us aware that private social welfare raises problems that are as difficult to solve as those of our much maligned welfare state.

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0231056222
• ISBN 13: 9780231056229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 382