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These are some thoughts from commentators on philanthropy covering more than 2,000 years: Anyone can give away money or spend it; but to do all this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, for the right reason, and in the right way, is no longer something easy that anyone can do. It is for this reason that good conduct in such matters is rare, praiseworthy and noble.
Aristotle 350BC
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Further reading
Helmut Anheier and Stefan Toepler, Private Funds, Public Purpose – Philanthropic Foundations in International Perspective (Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 1999). A little variable and legalistic but a reasonable introduction.
Robert F Arnove, Philanthropy and Cultural Imperialism (GK Hall and Co, 1980). Especially his introductory chapter.
Tim Cook, Reflections on Good Grant-Making (Association of Charitable Foundations, 2001). A good introduction to many of the issues.
Joel J. Orosz, The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund and Manage Effective Programs (Jossey-Bass, 2000). Almost the only book to take you through the entire grantmaking process though it lacks an overall ‘process plan’.
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Grant, P. (2012). Philanthropy, Grantmaking and Social Investment. In: The Business of Giving. Cass Business Press. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355033_2
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