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An ideal resource for boards everywhere There are at least 10 million Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s in the world, each of them with a board composed of individuals doing their best to govern well and wisely. There is no single model of governance to emulate, but are there universal principles and practices that can help boards everywhere perform at the highest level. This book takes us for a trip around the world to look at what is working for boards. Its discoveries will help not only boards, but also nonprofit staff leaders seeking to assist their boards to optimal performance, and capacity-builders looking to strengthen their civil society sector. Even if your organizational concerns...
Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women’s shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans.
Questo libro si basa sulle recenti scoperte delle neuroscienze applicate al marketing e al fundraising che mostrano come il nostro cervello – sia quando si tratta di acquistare un prodotto, sia quando facciamo una donazione o sottoscriviamo una petizione – decida in base ad alcune specifiche emozioni che si attivano in quella parte del cervello che si chiama sistema meso-límbico, la stessa che controlla il nostro battito cardiaco, supervisiona i ricordi e reagisce a stimoli e ricompense. Utilizzando più di venti anni della mia esperienza in Italia e al livello mondiale, in cui ho raccolto milioni di dollari, pesos, yen ed euro per cause sociali grandi e piccole, cercheremo insieme di c...
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Though privately controlled, foundations perform essential roles that serve society at large. They spearhead some of the world's largest and most innovative initiatives in science, health, education, and the arts, fulfilling important needs that could not be addressed adequately in the marketplace or the public sector. Still, many people have little understanding of what foundations do and how they continue to earn public endorsement. The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations provides a thorough examination of why foundations exist and the varied purposes they serve in contemporary democratic societies. The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations looks at foundations in the United States a...