Here are highlights from Philanthropy News Digest's Off the Shelf book reviews by Foundation Center staff. Start off with a Funding for Arts Month book review:
Patronizing the Arts. Marjorie Garber (Princeton University Press, 2008)
"In Patronizing the Arts, Marjorie Garber, chair of Harvard University's Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, lays bare the fundamental conundrum of Americans and their relationship to art: we are at once patrons and patronizing. Whether through government, foundations, universities or private charitable giving, Americans annually spend billions of dollars in support of the arts but give short shrift to the art creation process and frequently denigrate those who dare to think of "artist" as an actual job..." More...
As we face challenging economic times, learn about a book that may help your nonprofit stay out of trouble:
Zone of Insolvency: How Nonprofits Avoid Hidden Liabilities and Build Financial Strength. Ron Mattocks (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)
"If you're a current nonprofit board member and there's a horror section in your nonprofit library, you'll want to add Ron Mattocks' Zone of Insolvency to it. That's because Mattocks makes a convincing case that as many as a third of the nation's tax-exempt organizations are operating in a "zone of insolvency" — a financial state somewhere between solvency and total insolvency — and that it's just a matter of time before another nonprofit financial scandal emerges..." More...
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