Synopsis
Developed under the guidance of Dr. Dwight Burlingame of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, one of the nation's premier institutes for the study of philanthropy, the three-volume Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia is the definitive work on philanthropic, charitable, and nonprofit endeavors in the United States. The first section of the encyclopedia contains over 200 A–Z entries covering the lives of important philanthropists, the missions and practices of key institutions and organizations, and the impact of seminal events throughout the history of the nonprofit sector in America, from precolonial times to the present.
Discussions of philanthropic traditions in ancient civilizations, in Europe during colonial times, and in countries around the world today provide fascinating contexts for understanding how the American philanthropic experience has developed. The encyclopedia also includes a collection of primary source documents (legislation, foundation reports, mission statements, etc.) for convenient review and further research.
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About the Author
Dwight F. Burlingame, PhD, is professor of philanthropic studies and director of academic programs at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Reviews
The editor, who is the associate executive director at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy, gives in his preface what the essence of American philanthropy is: "very much a story about the interests of others as well as self-interests." This work shows the tension between interests of others and self-interests in donating money to influence society. Its 250 entries in volumes 1 and 2, the work of scholars in various disciplines, cover the people, events, organizations, and ideas of American philanthropy and are supplemented by the 75 diverse primary source documents that comprise volume 3.
The A-Z entries include a number of biographical profiles for, among others, Jane Addams, Robert Brookings, Cesar Chavez, Dorothy Day, Henry Ford, and Bill Gates. Concepts and ideas are covered as well in entries such as E-philanthropy, Fundraising, Grantmaking, Reciprocity, and Social capital. Major philanthropic organizations are also discussed, with information on their missions and practices. All entries are signed and have bibliographies, which can be used for further references. The subtitle denotes that the encyclopedia is historical, and it does provide a historical context to philanthropy with discussions of traditions around the world and how American philanthropy has developed from these roots. For example, Law of charity talks about the institutionalization of charity beginning in fourteenth-century England and how English systems were adopted by the American colonies.
The entries are supported by a glossary of philanthropic terms and a time line of key events. The documents in volume 3 are chronologically arranged from selections from Aristotle' writings to the summary of a position on a 2003 Supreme Court case involving the regulation of charitable solicitation.
This book is an important addition to the growing field of philanthropic studies and fills a gap in the area. It complements Notable American Philanthropists: Biographies of Giving and Volunteering (Oryx, 2002) and is recommended for academic and large public library collections. Jerry Carbone
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