Philanthropy and American higher education /

"Philanthropy and American Higher Education brings to life the past and present issues that have made giving and receiving central to our colleges and universities from the 17th century to the 21st century. The book is intended to be timely for higher education leaders - including presidents, p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Thelin, John R., 1947- (Author), Trollinger, Richard W., 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Philanthropy and education.
Subjects:	College benefactors > United States > History. Endowments > United States. Educational fund raising > United States. Education, Higher > United States > Finance. EDUCATION / General. EDUCATION / Finance. EDUCATION / Higher. EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions. EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity. College benefactors. United States. History.
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Table of Contents:

Connecting past and present : historical background on philanthropy and American higher education
Giving and receiving : major philosophical concepts and theoretical issues in philanthropy
Philanthropists and their foundations
Endowments : college and the stewardship of good fortune
Government relations and the nonprofit sector : legislation and policies in philanthropy and higher education
Professionalization of philanthropy : fund raising and development
Colleges and their constituencies : new directions in philanthropy.