Bowman / Wilcox Reimagining Global Philanthropy

The Community Bank Model of Social Development
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55343-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Applying lessons from the success of community banks, Kirk S. Bowman and Jon R. Wilcox develop and implement a new model that significantly raises philanthropic efficacy. Their straightforward and rigorously tested approach calls for community members to take the lead while outside partners play a supporting role.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowman, Kirk

Wilcox, Jon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Reassessing the Philanthropist’s Burden
2. Everybody Wants to Change the World: The Boom in International Philanthropy
3. Lessons from the Contemporary Global Philanthropy Practice
4. The Community Bank Model of International Philanthropy
5. Rise Up and Care: The Demonstration Project
6. Reimagining Impact Assessment
7. Actors of Resistance
8. A Call to Action
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kirk S. Bowman is a professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is cofounder and director of the international NGO Rise Up & Care. His books include Lessons from Latin America: Innovations in Politics, Culture, and Development (2014).

Jon R. Wilcox is the cofounder and the former president, CEO, and director of California Republic Bancorp. His current and previous board affiliations include Mechanics Bank, Waterfall Bridge Capital, Rise Up & Care, South Coast Repertory, Junior Achievement, and Fiji Reef Resources.