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Philanthropy in America: A History

By Olivier Zunz | Reviewed By Lucy Bernholz
Winter 2012
 
GIVING 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Your World Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World

By Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen | Reviewed By Sally Osberg
Winter 2012
 
GIVING WELL: The Ethics of Philanthropy Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, & Leif Wenar

Giving Well: The Ethics of Philanthropy

By Patricia Illingworth, Thomas Pogge, & Leif Wenar | Reviewed By Chip Pitts
2 | Summer 2011
 
DO MORE THAN GIVE: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World Leslie R. Crutchfield, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer

Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World

By Leslie R. Crutchfield, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer | Reviewed By Matthew Bishop
1 | Summer 2011
 
GIVE SMART: Philanthropy That Gets Results Tom Tierney & Joel L. Fleishman

Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results

By Tom Tierney & Joel L. Fleishman | Reviewed By Melissa A. Berman
Spring 2011
 
SERVING COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY: Who Benefits from National Service? Peter Frumkin & Joann Jastrzab

Serving Country and Community: Who Benefits from National Service?

By Peter Frumkin & Joann Jastrzab | Reviewed By Chris Jarvis
5 | Fall 2010
 
SMALL CHANGE: Why Business Won’t Save the World Michael Edwards

Small Change: Why Business Won't Save the World

By Michael Edwards | Reviewed By Doug Bauer
12 | Spring 2010
 
HALF THE SKY: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Sheryl WuDunn & Nicholas D. Kristof

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

By Sheryl WuDunn & Nicholas Kristof | Reviewed By Kavita Nandini Ramdas
3 | Winter 2010
 
WHOLE EARTH DISCIPLINE: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto Stewart Brand

Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto

By Stewart Brand | Reviewed By Denis Hayes
Winter 2010
 

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