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Philanthropy in America, August 2004
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PHILANTHROPY IN AMERICA
By: Dwight F. Burlingame

A landmark three-volume reference work documenting philanthropy and the nonprofit sector throughout American history, edited by the field's most widely recognized authority.

ABC-Clio
August 2004
1200 pages
ISBN: 1576078604
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction | Historical

In the United States, individuals, corporations, and foundations contribute more than $200 billion annually to philanthropic enterprises, fueling a nonprofit sector that represents approximately 10 percent of the economy. Philanthropy in America offers the first comprehensive survey of this emerging area of scholarship in American history and life.

Developed under the guidance of Dr. Dwight Burlingame of the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, one of the nation's premier institutes for the study of philanthropy, the three-volume Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia is the definitive work on philanthropic, charitable, and nonprofit endeavors in the United States. The first section of the encyclopedia contains over 200 A–Z entries covering the lives of important philanthropists, the missions and practices of key institutions and organizations, and the impact of seminal events throughout the history of the nonprofit sector in America, from precolonial times to the present.

Discussions of philanthropic traditions in ancient civilizations, in Europe during colonial times, and in countries around the world today provide fascinating contexts for understanding how the American philanthropic experience has developed. The encyclopedia also includes a collection of primary source documents (legislation, foundation reports, mission statements, etc.) for convenient review and further research.

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