If you are searching for an anthology of texts to help you reflect on your philanthropy, The Perfect Gift: The Philanthropic Imagination in Poetry and Prose would be a good place to start. The works from individuals ranging from Andrew Carnegie to Edith Wharton will help you explore fundamental questions such as why and how you should give.
When you are ready to tackle issues related to philanthropic leadership, responsibility, and effectiveness, including the role of foundations, our library has another book for you. Amy A. Kass the editor of The Perfect Gift, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago, has just released Giving Well, Doing Good: Readings for Thoughtful Philanthropists (Indiana University Press). In her new anthology, Kass has included discussion questions to help you contemplate the works of Rick Cohen, Aristotle, Muhammad Yunus, Pablo Eisenberg, Sara Engelhardt, Robert Frost, Ralph Ellison, Benjamin Franklin, Lao Tzu, and many more.
The book was a result of the Dialogue on Civic Philanthropy series that Kass had facilitated. Enjoy!
When you are ready to tackle issues related to philanthropic leadership, responsibility, and effectiveness, including the role of foundations, our library has another book for you. Amy A. Kass the editor of The Perfect Gift, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago, has just released Giving Well, Doing Good: Readings for Thoughtful Philanthropists (Indiana University Press). In her new anthology, Kass has included discussion questions to help you contemplate the works of Rick Cohen, Aristotle, Muhammad Yunus, Pablo Eisenberg, Sara Engelhardt, Robert Frost, Ralph Ellison, Benjamin Franklin, Lao Tzu, and many more.
The book was a result of the Dialogue on Civic Philanthropy series that Kass had facilitated. Enjoy!
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