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The foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world

Private foundations have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century. Yet just over 10 percent of the public knows they even exist; and for those who are aware of them, as well as even those who seek grants from them, their internal workings remain a complete mystery. Joel Fleishman knows the sector like few others, and in this groundbreaking book he explains both the history of foundations--with their fledgling beginnings in the era of the robber barons seeking social respectability--through to the present day. This book shows how, why foundations.

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  • "Private wealth is changing the world"
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  • ""Foundations are a peculiarly American institutions. They have been the dynamo of social change since the beginning of the last century."
  • "In this book, he explains the history of foundations and focuses on some of the most successful foundation initiatives and on how some foundations have failed in their mission."
  • ""Joel Fleishman has been in and around foundations for almost half a century, running them, sitting on their boards, and seeking grants from them."
  • "Private foundations have been the dynamo of social change since their invention at the beginning of the last century. Yet just over 10 percent of the public knows they even exist; and for those who are aware of them, as well as even those who seek grants from them, their internal workings remain a complete mystery. Joel Fleishman knows the sector like few others, and in this groundbreaking book he explains both the history of foundations--with their fledgling beginnings in the era of the robber barons seeking social respectability--through to the present day. This book shows how, why foundations."@en
  • "Yet they are cloaked in secrecy - their decision-making and operations are inscrutable to the point of obscurity, leaving them substantially unaccountable.""
  • "Joel Fleishman shows how foundations can, and must, continue to provide a vital spur to the engine of the America, and the world's, socio-economy - if they are properly established and run."--Jacket."

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