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The Resource The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world, Joel L. Fleishman

The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world, Joel L. Fleishman

Label
The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world
Title
The foundation
Title remainder
a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world
Statement of responsibility
Joel L. Fleishman
Title variation
Private wealth is changing the world
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Fleishman, Joel L
Dewey number
361.7/6320973
Index
index present
LC call number
HV97.A3
LC item number
F54 2007
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Charities
  • Endowments
  • Associations, institutions, etc.
Label
The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world, Joel L. Fleishman
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223074871774
  • 31223074871808
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1: Foundations: what they do and how they do it -- The third great force: America's civic sector -- Why they give -- The foundation's mission: the highest use of philanthropic capital -- Foundation strategy in principle -- Foundation strategy in practice -- 2: Achieving impact: leadership, focus, alignment, and measurement -- High-impact initiatives: twelve case studies -- 3: What ails the foundations: transparency and accountability -- Steps to achieve high impact: a commonsense approach to strategy -- Characteristics of high-impact programs: leaderships, focus, alignment, and measurement -- How foundations fail -- Three essentials: discipline, boundaries, and persistence -- Should foundations be permitted to exist in perpetuity? -- Enhancing foundation effectiveness: some not-so-modest proposals -- A prophetic epilogue: philanthropy in the twenty-first century
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xxiv, 357 p.
Isbn
9781586484118
Lccn
2006027765
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • 71368900
  • (OCoLC)71368900
Label
The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world, Joel L. Fleishman
Publication
Bar code
  • 31223074871774
  • 31223074871808
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-334) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1: Foundations: what they do and how they do it -- The third great force: America's civic sector -- Why they give -- The foundation's mission: the highest use of philanthropic capital -- Foundation strategy in principle -- Foundation strategy in practice -- 2: Achieving impact: leadership, focus, alignment, and measurement -- High-impact initiatives: twelve case studies -- 3: What ails the foundations: transparency and accountability -- Steps to achieve high impact: a commonsense approach to strategy -- Characteristics of high-impact programs: leaderships, focus, alignment, and measurement -- How foundations fail -- Three essentials: discipline, boundaries, and persistence -- Should foundations be permitted to exist in perpetuity? -- Enhancing foundation effectiveness: some not-so-modest proposals -- A prophetic epilogue: philanthropy in the twenty-first century
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xxiv, 357 p.
Isbn
9781586484118
Lccn
2006027765
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • 71368900
  • (OCoLC)71368900

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