The business of giving
Subtitle: the theory and practice of philanthropy, grantmaking, and social investment
By: Peter Grant
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780230336797
Subjects: Endowments; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; Charities; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Description: "The Business of Givingdescribes the systems and processes philanthropists need to adopt in order to achieve their goals. It provides a "toolkit" for philanthropic investment taking the reader through each stage of their decision making. Its techniques are equally applicable to whatever investment vehicle is being utilized from traditional grants to new products such as social bonds and impact investing. Unlike many texts on the subject, the tools and processes described have been used and tested across hundreds of different programs and in making thousands of investment decisions"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: THE THEORY OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT; title: Philanthropy, Grantmaking and Social Investment; title: A Short History of Philanthropy; title: Theories of Change and Logic Modeling; title: Types and Styles of Philanthropy and Grantmaking; title: PART II: SOCIAL INVESTMENT AS A BUSINESS PROCESS; title: Can Philanthropy Learn from Business Methods?; title: Three Key Business Processes 1: Risk Management; title: Three Key Business Processes 2: Operations Management; title: Three Key Business Processes 3: Performance Management; title: PART III: MANAGING SOCIAL INVESTMENT; title: From Logic Model to Investment Program; title: Designing the Program; title: Assessment and Selection; title: Post-Decision Management.