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Philanthropy Books

Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
Give Smart: Philanthropy that Gets Results
The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age
Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World
The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World
The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, and Economics)
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
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An Accidental Philanthropist by Winsome Dunn McIntoshThe Fundraiser's Guide to Irresistible Communications by Jeff BrooksAsking by Jerold PanasKeep Your Donors by Tom AhernA Spirituality Of Fund Raising by Henri J.M. Nouwen
Best Books for Nonprofit Fundraising
61 books — 42 voters
An Accidental Philanthropist by Winsome Dunn McIntosh30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Focus Equation by Thinker MindsetThe Wisdom Whisperers by Melinda BlauCindy Divine by Shafter Bailey
Inspiring Memoirs of Entrepreneurs Overcoming Adversity
18 books — 46 voters

An Accidental Philanthropist by Winsome Dunn McIntoshUprooted by Peter J. BoniIn Memory by Sorin SuciuConducting a Successful Fundraising Program by Kent E. DoveThe Funding Is Out There! Access the Cash You Need to Impact ... by Tiffany C. Wright
Top 10 Fundraising Books
17 books — 90 voters

Quotes Tagged “Philanthropy”

Sharman Apt Russell
“ I will help--but only so much, only so far. It is not that I believe these children are less than my own. It is not that I believe I do not have a responsibility for them. It is just that in a world of haves and have-nots, I do not want to give up too much of what I have. I do not want to diminish the complexity and diversity of my life. Instead, I will choose to spend another seventy-five dollars on myself rather than send another child to school, and I will choose to do this over and over agai ...more ”
― Sharman Apt Russell, Hunger: An Unnatural History
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“ It was my mother who regularly reminded me that I was merely a steward of any wealth I gained. With wealth came the responsibility to give it away, she would tell me. ”
― Bill Gates, Source Code - Meine Anfänge
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Groups Tagged "Philanthropy"

UConn Foundation Development Team This is a listing of development, leadership and capacity-building books that will help in our p…more
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Books to help us be better informed citizens, to better understand solutions that make our world…more
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donorworx Good-reads from the donorworx World Changer community
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Philliteracy A group for people who are interested in thoughtful books and articles about philanthropy - part…more
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