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Foundations are a peculiarly American institution. They have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century.
Yet they are cloaked in secrecy— their decision-making and operations are inscrutable to the point of obscurity-leaving them substantially unaccountable to anyone. Joel Fleishman has been in and around foundations for almost half a century...running them, sitting on their boards, and seeking grants from them.
And in this groundbreaking book he explains the history of foundations, tells the stories of the most successful foundation initiatives—and of those that have failed—and explains why it matters. The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation.
The third sector is about to become more powerful than ever. This book shows how foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American, and the world's, economy—if they are properly established and run.
Publication Date: January 9, 2007
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The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World [Hardcover]
Joel L. Fleishman (Author)
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From Publishers Weekly
In his first book, law professor and philanthropist Fleishman has created a thoughtful, engrossing, comprehensive guide to the origins, initiatives, successes and failures among the largely unsung 68,000 private foundations in America, which together grant over 32.2 billion tax-exempt dollars per year.
Tracing the history of this distinctly American institution, Fleishman considers the philanthropy of such financial titans as Andrew Carnegie, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Michael Milken and Bill Gates. Fleishman's view of the foundation is distinctly favorable: foundations serve a vital social function by providing seed funding to innovative initiatives, having led to such benefits as the 911 emergency response system, the development of the Pap smear, the alleviation of poverty in Bangladesh and the establishment of Johns Hopkins and Carnegie Mellon Universities.
Fleishman doe not hestitate, however, to criticize foundations for arrogance, poor planning, unresponsiveness, waste and irresponsibility, using 12 case studies-Rockefeller's Population Council and the Children's Television Workshop among them-to set the stage for "Some Not So Modest Proposals," most of which involve increasing transparency and accountability. Fleishman's efforts prove an illuminating guide to a little-examined aspect of the American tradition.
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Review
"Any budding philanthropist who aspires to make a better world...should read Joel Fleishman's wise book." -- The Economist, January 27, 2007
"In `The Foundation'...Joel L. Fleishman penetrates this opaque culture." -- Bloomberg.com
"Passionately and persuasively, Fleishman makes the case for greater accountability." -- Baltimore Sun, January 7, 2007
"Satloff lifts a veil on the Holocaust in North Africa." -- Toronto Globe and Mail, January 6, 2007
"This book has an important role to play by educating the public and encouraging foundations to become more accountable" -- San Francisco Chronicle, January 7, 2007
"a thoughtful, scholarly, complete discussion... Must-read for staff and board members of non-profits and for anyone running for public office." -- Fayetteville Observer, May 13, 2007
"a warm, loving tribute to the large foundations, their donors, and their chief executives." -- The Nonprofit Quarterly, Spring 2007
"he has been engaged in a lifelong `lover's quarrel' with foundations. His book is a form of tough love." -- The Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2007
More About the Author
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Biography
Joel L. Fleishman is professor of law and public policy at Duke University and the author of The Foundation. He has served as president of the Atlantic Philanthropic Service Company, the U.S. program staff of Atlantic Philanthropies.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
*******Deserves serious reading from people who want to make a difference. February 5, 2007
By D. Stuart
Format:Hardcover
Joel Fleishman's book lays an excellent bedrock of history underneath its discussion of philanthropy as a great element of American tradition. We live in days of some staggering examples - from Warren Buffet's living bequest of billions, to the fine work of Bill and Melinda Gates - and many others. But rather than see this as some product of the new millennium - Fleishman shows how the new avatars of corporate generosity are following a fine tradition. More than this, the author shows that certain gifting strategies have been leveraged for huge social benefit. For those who are thinking - at whatever scale - of giving to support a cause, this book sets out the strategies that have produced most benefit. This is an excellent, thoughtful piece of work on a topic that currently has wide currency. Well worth reading.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
******Examining a Big but Little Known Area March 8, 2007
By John Matlock
Format:Hardcover
Foundations are a subset of Non-Profit organizations that have become surprisingly big busines in the United States. Somewhere around 1/7th of the business in the country is conducted by these organizations. Somewhere around 1/9th of the workforce is employed by one. They have become an integral part of the American economy.
In this book Mr. Fleishman looks at Foundations (a number of which he has been associated as employee, trustee or some other capacity). He examines what makes a foundation successful, and how some have failed. He offers insight and advice on how to make a foundation more successful, and at the same time how foundations should have an obligation to become more accountable since they received special tax considerations from the Government. He suggests that this accountability should be done by the foundations voluntarily. However, Mr. Fleishman is an attorney and believes that if voluntary response is not forthcoming then new legal requirements should be placed upon them to require more openness.
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...01 00:00 "Do It Again" Vocal by Donald Fagen
...02 05:56 "Dirty Work" Vocal by David Palmer
...03 09:02 "Kings" Vocal by Donald Fagen
...04 12:45 "Midnite Cruiser" Vocal by Jim Hodder
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