Philanthropy in America: A History (Politics and Society in Modern America)

However, his efforts to provide Depression relief only with private philanthropy were futile. Conversely, the New Deal mobilized government and tried to minimize the mixing of government and private activities.

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Zunz only lightly mentions the related ethical questions: Is disaster aid a fundamental human right, mandating government response to victims?? Or, is there no right to aid exempting government and leaving victims to hope for charity?? Apparently, this is still an open issue: House majority leader proposed denying federal aid to victims of Hurricane Irene. The proposal was that disaster aid could be eliminated for budget-balancing purposes.

Those who opposed the proposal presumably viewed aid as a right, and therefore not to be comprised so readily. Chapter 5 relates how, during and after World War II,? The boundary between government and philanthropy blurred once again.? American charitable organizations operated in occupied areas, distributing publicly-funded supplies as aid, but also to influence opinion.

And, post-war, American foundations waged cultural war against communism, supplemented by the CIA? The same patterns played out in less developed countries although some private development groups exerted their independence from Cold War goals.? This chapter also discusses post-war private American aid to the state of Israel. When President Eisenhower distanced American policy and financial aid from support for Israel, the American Jewish community made up the difference, and more.

Fundraising was accompanied by public-relations campaigns portraying Israel as the sole American ally in the Mideast; this prevailed and ultimately forced a change in U. Chapter 6 considers domestic philanthropy after World War II, when older foundations lapsed into a quiet period of seeking a new vision for their billions.

The biggest development was the rise of conservative religious foundations and mass fundraising by evangelical organizations.

Chapter 7 tells how major liberal foundations found a fresh focus in the civil rights movement of the s. This raised the ire of Southern conservatives in Congress, who set out to limit foundations. They generally failed, but Congressional scrutiny did create tighter limits on political activism by foundations; and it did produce a requirement for foundations to spend at a rate exceeding five percent of their worth annually.?

The era of civil rights activity also reversed the New Deal? Chapter 8 relates how, by the s, much government spending on social programs was directed through non-profit groups, some of which came to rely on government contracts for a large portion of their budgets. This created a number of knotty problems for the voluntary sector. How to maintain independence of action while taking government funding? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Good luck if you have to read this book. Jun 10, Liam rated it liked it. Many Americans had adopted an ethic of giving. The Supreme Court's decisions, first allowing churches to openly combine t "Charity had been for the needy; philanthropy was to be for mankind. The Supreme Court's decisions, first allowing churches to openly combine their religious and social work even when using federal funds, and then opening up alternative channels of advocacy work for charities, have made the nonprofit sector the institutional voice of American civil society.

Jul 02, MM rated it really liked it. I came to the book a bit dismissive of the US philanthropic endeavor as a tax shelter for the rich etc. Jun 18, The American Conservative added it Shelves: A History is informative.

But it is also thoroughly partisan, which severely limits its usefulness. Jan 26, Hannah rated it it was ok. It's a well written analysis of twentieth century American philanthropy as it defines it, but it defines philanthropy in an incredibly narrow way. Overall it seems a rather conservative book, which sticks to a well trodden path rather than saying anything new. Lyell rated it really liked it Feb 07, Ann rated it liked it Jan 22, Doug White rated it it was amazing Feb 19, Paul Rodriguez rated it really liked it Aug 23, Peter Weber rated it really liked it Aug 25, Stclair rated it liked it Apr 03, Tiffany rated it liked it Apr 13, Mason Morfit rated it it was amazing Dec 26, Katie rated it liked it Apr 21, Caitie Deranek rated it really liked it Apr 16,