Verfasst von: | Thümler, Ekkehard [VerfasserIn]  |
Titel: | Philanthropy in practice |
Titelzusatz: | pragmatism and the impact of philanthropic action |
Verf.angabe: | Ekkehard Thümler |
Verlagsort: | New York ; London |
Verlag: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
Jahr: | 2017 |
Umfang: | xii, 221 Seiten |
Illustrationen: | Illustrationen |
Gesamttitel/Reihe: | Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations |
Fussnoten: | Includes bibliographical references |
Ang. zum Inhalt: | Acknowledgements |
| Introduction: contemporary philanthropy and its problems |
| Theory |
| Pragmatism and the evolution of intelligent social action |
| Mapping the space of social problems |
| A contingency model of problem solving strategies |
| The role of niches in processes of (social) innovation |
| Case studies |
| The chance: opening the doors to the labour market for disadvantaged youth |
| Foundation interkultur and the intercultural garden movement : catalyzing emerging practice at the grassroots |
| The nuffield foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics : organizing the provision of nonpartisan expertise |
| The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the campaign for freedom of information : campaigning for access to files |
| Analysis |
| From experimentation to exploration: the pragmatic model of action in philanthropic practice |
| Explanations for social impact : the door opener mechanism |
| Towards a model of philanthropic niches and intelligent niching |
| Conclusion and outlook |
| Appendix A: List of cases |
| Appendix B: Interview schedule |
| References |
Hochschulschrift: | Dissertation, Heidelberg University, 2016 |
ISBN: | 1-138-21068-4 |
| 978-1-138-21068-4 |
Abstract: | Acknowledgements -- Introduction: contemporary philanthropy and its problems -- Theory -- Pragmatism and the evolution of intelligent social action -- Mapping the space of social problems -- A contingency model of problem solving strategies -- The role of niches in processes of (social) innovation -- Case studies -- The chance: opening the doors to the labour market for disadvantaged youth -- Foundation interkultur and the intercultural garden movement : catalyzing emerging practice at the grassroots -- The nuffield foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics : organizing the provision of nonpartisan expertise -- The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the campaign for freedom of information : campaigning for access to files -- Analysis -- From experimentation to exploration: the pragmatic model of action in philanthropic practice -- Explanations for social impact : the door opener mechanism -- Towards a model of philanthropic niches and intelligent niching -- Conclusion and outlook -- Appendix A: List of cases -- Appendix B: Interview schedule -- References |
Schlagwörter: | (s)Philanthropie / (s)Nonprofit-Organisation / (s)Management  |
Dokumenttyp: | Hochschulschrift |
Sprache: | eng |
Bibliogr. Hinweis: | Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Thümler, Ekkehard, 1968 - : Philanthropy in practice. - Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017. - 1 Online-Ressource (228 pages) |
RVK-Notation: | MS 4410  |
K10plus-PPN: | 1627206868 |