Foundations for Social Change

Critical Perspectives on Philanthropy and Popular Movements

Edited by Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille, Daniel Faber

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Publication date:

01 September 2005

Length of book:

322 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780742580435

This multi-disciplinary collection blends broad overviews and case studies as well as different theoretical perspectives in a critique of the relationship between United States philanthropic foundations and movements for social change. Scholars and practitioners examine how these foundations support and/or thwart popular social movements and address how philanthropic institutions can be more accountable and democratic in a sophisticated, provocative, and accessible manner. Foundations for Social Change brings together the leading voices on philanthropy and social movements into a single collection and its interdisciplinary approach will appeal to scholars, students, foundation officials, non-profit advocates, and social movement activists.

Chapter 1 Legacy and Promise for Social Justice Funding: Charitable Foundations and Progressive Social Movements, Past and Present
Chapter 2 Liberal Foundations: Impediments or Supports for Social Change?
Chapter 3 Moving Public Policy to the Right: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations
Chapter 4 Up Against Conservative Public Policy: Alternatives to Mainstream Philanthropy
Chapter 5 Foundations and the Environmental Movement: Priorities, Strategies, and Impact
Chapter 6 Breaking the Funding Barriers: Philanthropic Activism in Support of the Environmental Justice Movement
Chapter 7 The Politics of Philanthropy and Social Change: Challenges for Racial Justice
Chapter 8 Living Up to the Promise of Collaboration: Foundations and Community Organizations as Partners in the Revitalization of Poor Neighborhoods
Chapter 9 Coming Out of the Green Closet: Wealth Discourse and the Construction of Social Change Philanthropists
Chapter 10 Mobilizing Money Strategically: Opportunities for Grantees to be Active Agents in Social Movement Philanthropy

The book provides a well-documented response of philanthropy to the social, economic and ecological crises that characterize the current decade. This book will be useful to foundation officials in setting the terms of dialogue about the promise and pitfalls of contemporary philanthropy. It will also inform social movement activists about the structural limitations of their own strategies for social change.