The Everyday Philanthropist: A Better Way to Make A Better World

ISBN-13: 9781394190508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 192 str.

Dan Pallotta

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Introduction IPart One The Good Citizen: Philanthropy and You 1Ch 1 Why Charity? 3Ch 2 Why Giving? 9Ch 3 You Are a Philanthropist 13Ch 4 The Difference Between Acute and Chronic Issues: Empathy Today vs Strategy for Tomorrow 17Ch 5 Is There a Difference Between Giving to a Nonprofit and Giving to a Charity? 21Ch 6 Are All Cancer Charities Alike? Services vs Solutions 25Ch 7 Why Do You Give? Do You Really Understand Your Motives? 29Ch 8 What's Your Cause for Life? 33Part Two Good Information Gathering 39Ch 9 Find a Great Organization 41Ch 10 The Three Essential Questions 43Ch 11 First Question: Goals 47Ch 12 Second Question: Progress 51Ch 13 Third Question: How They Improve 55Ch 14 Don't Rely on Others for Simple Answers 63Part Three Good Information Filtering: Don't Be Duped by Dumbed-Down Data 67Ch 15 Questions NOT to Ask 69Ch 16 Stop Asking About Overhead 73Ch 17 Overhead Ratios Tell You Nothing About Impact 77Ch 18 Overhead Ratios Weaken Charitable Services and Programs 85Ch 19 Overhead Measures Discriminate Against Underdog Causes 91Ch 20 Overhead Measures Weaken Civil Society and Diminish Civic Engagement 97Ch 21 Overhead Measures Hide Unfair Differences in Accounting 105Ch 22 Overhead Measures Discourage Growth 113Ch 23 Demanding Low Salaries Undermines Your Strategy to Help the Most People 117Part Four Good Media Consumption: Monitor Truth in Media 121Ch 24 Be Responsible and Rigorous When Learning About Charities in the Media 123Ch 25 Case Study: CNN and Boys & Girls Clubs of America 125Ch 26 Case Study: The New York Times and Wounded Warrior Project 133Ch 27 Case Study: ProPublica on the American Red Cross 141Part Five Are We Good? 151Ch 28 It's Time to Rethink Charity 153Ch 29 Recap 161Ch 30 You 165Ch 31 Afraid You'll Forget? 167Ch 32 Want to See It on Film and Video? 169Thank You 175

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Dan Pallotta's events have raised over half a billion dollars for charity and were the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. He has been a featured contributor to Harvard Business Review online. His TED talk on charity has five million views. His seminal book on giving, Uncharitable, is the bestselling title in the history of Tufts University Press. He has given over 400 talks on charitable giving in thirty states and ten countries.