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Collaborative Philanthropies
Elwood M. Hopkins
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Description for Collaborative Philanthropies
Hardback. In recent years, foundations have begun to come together in groups to take on shared initiatives and agendas. Hopkins argues that these funder collaboratives are more than a collection of isolated experiments. Instead, they provide a window into a dramatic and promising new stage in the development of organized philanthropy. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
American philanthropy has historically been a solitary pursuit defined by individual donor action and fragmented, uncoordinated grantmaking. But in recent years, foundations have begun to come together in groups to take on shared initiatives and agendas. InCollaborative Philanthropies, Elwood M. Hopkins—himself the executive director of the successful collaborative Los Angeles Urban Funders—argues that these funder collaboratives are more than a collection of isolated experiments. Instead, they provide a window into a dramatic and promising new stage in the development of organized philanthropy. For anyone aspiring to play a leadership role in the philanthropic field, this book lays out a visionary ... Read more
American philanthropy has historically been a solitary pursuit defined by individual donor action and fragmented, uncoordinated grantmaking. But in recent years, foundations have begun to come together in groups to take on shared initiatives and agendas. InCollaborative Philanthropies, Elwood M. Hopkins—himself the executive director of the successful collaborative Los Angeles Urban Funders—argues that these funder collaboratives are more than a collection of isolated experiments. Instead, they provide a window into a dramatic and promising new stage in the development of organized philanthropy. For anyone aspiring to play a leadership role in the philanthropic field, this book lays out a visionary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739110423
SKU
V9780739110423
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About Elwood M. Hopkins
Elwood M. Hopkins is executive director of the Los Angeles Urban Funders, housed at the Southern California Association for Philanthropy. He has consulted with foundations and funder collaboratives worldwide and speaks widely on the subject of philanthropy.
Reviews for Collaborative Philanthropies
Hopkins' book should accelerate the dialogue on the possibilities inherent in closer funder collaboration among philanthropies. It offers too many examples to ignore and will, I hope, encourage foundations to look more closely at their own relations with other funders.
David La Piana, author of Real Collaboration: A Guide for Grantmakers This brilliant and superbly well-informed survey of philanthropic ... Read more
David La Piana, author of Real Collaboration: A Guide for Grantmakers This brilliant and superbly well-informed survey of philanthropic ... Read more