Governance and Strategic Philanthropy in Grant-Making Foundations

How to Improve the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Boards
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-16359-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 236 g

This book discusses the role of grant-making foundations in supporting local communities, and how effective governance can contribute to greater success of the social projects they finance. The book considers the extent to which granting foundations act as social investment banks or strategic philanthropists, and identifies possible areas of evolution and improvement in the granting process of foundations similar to other innovative firms. It seeks to explore the possibility of foundations becoming a reference point in the Third Sector for innovativeness and risk taking.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boesso, Giacomo

Cerbioni, Fabrizio

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceChapter 1 Social Role, Strategic Profiles and Management Tools of FoundationsChapter 2 The First Survey on the "Governance" of Foundations: The Original Model Chapter 3 The Second Survey on the Governance and Actions to Support Strategic Philanthropy: The Integrated ModelChapter 4 Data on Governance and Strategy of Italian FoundationsChapter 5 A Virtuous Symbiosis: Determinism and Solidarity in the Strategic Action of FoundationsChapter 6 Conclusions
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Giacomo Boesso is Professor of Business Administration at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include stakeholder theory, strategic corporate social responsibility, and non-profit governance.
Fabrizio Cerbioni is Professor of Accounting at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Padova, Italy. His research interests include accounting principles, corporate governance, and non-profit governance.