Global philanthropy, especially that of large US philanthropic foundations, has played an active but not unproblematic role in international development. In this paper, we theorize the institutional strategies by which global philanthropy exercises its disproportionate influence. particular, offer bridges, interdigitates, leapfrogging, platforms and satellites as metaphors for theorizing connec...

THEGROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF library fund-raising in the United States is reviewed within the context of library history as well as in the greater context of the development of contemporary philanthropy in this country. The role that fund-raising can play in the articulation of a library’s mission as well as the contribution it can provide to management objectives are examined. The author concl...

How can we ensure that all Southerners enjoy health in healthy communities? This critical question has received far too little attention; focus has been placed on stemming "disease," rather than on "health" and on individuals rather than on populations and communities. As we learn more about what contributes to "healthy people and healthy communities," philanthropy can and must play a central r...