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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Philanthropists"”.
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Wealth and social responsibility: A study of philanthropy in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine
<p>This is a study of individual philanthropists and their beliefs and practices of philanthropy in southern New Hampshire and southern Maine. It examines the patterns and social structures of philanthropy in these areas, looking particularly at issues of class, culture, social capital, and civic …
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Poverty alleviation, development and philanthropy in contemporary South Africa
… was because it best explained how philanthropists go about doing development. The project used the case study methodological approach in order to get a deep insight into the how philanthropists operate in South Africa. This approach helped to understand who the philanthropists were. …
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Movement Before the Movement: Black Hospitals in Kansas City, 1890-1940
… facilities. In response, Black physicians, philanthropists, and communities in the Greater Kansas City Area began to establish Black medical facilities. They created these facilities to address two main problems: (1) Black physicians and nurses needed a space to practice their profession and …
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Understanding philanthrocapitalism and its impact on private nature reserves: A case study of Gorongosa, Mozambique
… philanthropy. The rich entrepreneurs turned philanthropists are applying their skills and talents that have made them successful in business and infusing the charity sector with corporate tools and strategies and are getting personally engaged and using political and social networks to …
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One Is Concerned Because One Is A Human Being
… imagining our capacity to function as philanthropists.
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Changing bodies and minds: “Crippled children” and their movement in the United States, 1890-1960
… Such work is often credited to non-disabled male philanthropists or Progressive reformers. Through examining this movement, I argue that the limited influence of disabled people in organizations supposedly designed to support them is a far more recent development than is commonly believed—that is, …
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Increasing latino engagement in sustainability and philanthropic efforts of mainstream youth development organizations in the United States
… with community leaders and with Latino philanthropists the study analyzes Latino nonprofit engagement and philanthropic practices. The thesis argues that increasing Latino engagement in mainstream youth development organizations first requires historical and contemporary analysis of …
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Riding the Wave: How the Philanthropic Revolution will Impact Museums in the United States and Canada
… impact and secure the funding from contemporary philanthropists. </p>
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The Impact of Philanthropy
… communities. This process then lets the philanthropists set a goal and meet that goal without ever truly communicating or understanding the complexity of factors that affect a community politic. Instead, by looking to the community's stories of a social concern an engagement plan can …
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The Development of Secondary Education for Black Students in Columbus, Georgia 1920-1930
… and the involvement of nationally-known philanthropists who were interested in educational reform. In many ways, the story of the development of secondary education for black students in Columbus reflects changes that were occurring at the same time in the state of Georgia and throughout …
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Race Reform in the Early Twentieth Century South: The Life and Work of Willis Duke Weatherford.
… conferences, and raised funds from Northern philanthropists. Through an analysis of Weatherford's published writings and of his papers archived at the Southern Historical Collection, the present study provides a biographical profile of Weatherford's life and career, examines the development …
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Venturing into public good: from venture capital to the creation of state-supported venture philanthropy and its implications for third sector financing
… and growth. These new intermediaries, “venture philanthropists”, have become important players in shaping, structuring, and channelling funding to the third sector. The activities and effects of venture philanthropists are underexplored, as are their growing interactions with governments—despite …
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Westfield War Memorial Village : disability, paternalism and philanthropy, 1915-2015
… into the role played by the paternalistic philanthropists and volunteers who did so much to support the individuals directly affected. This thesis endeavours to go some way towards redressing the balance by using a bespoke community built for disabled veterans and their families after the …
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Investing in Education: Venture Philanthropy and the Marketized Practice of Educational Improvement
Many contemporary policymakers and philanthropists interested in fixing problems in urban education look to business practices and market-based reforms. Venture Philanthropy (VP), draws its practices directly from the financial sector, using strategic investment to increase the capacity and …
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Philanthropic Colonialism: New England Philanthropy in Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1860
… outbreak of the American Civil War, New England philanthropists facilitated and helped fund the conflict known as Bleeding Kansas.
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Empire Displaced: Ottoman-Habsburg Forced Migration and the Near Eastern Crisis, 1875-1878
… lay claims to legitimacy. In a similar manner, philanthropists and international humanitarians used forced migration to build and advocate for their own civic spheres. The dissertation argues that during this period, the modern category of "refugee" was defined as states developed processes to …
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“Everything and Nothing”: Exhibiting Irishness at the Chicago World Fair of 1893
… 1893. Conceptualized and designed by two British philanthropists and businesswomen, the Irish Villages presented an Irishness shaped by Ireland’s long history of colonial rule. For Irish Americans living in the United States during the late nineteenth century, the Irish Villages offered a …
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The new citizens : a study of the architectural identity of public philanthropic institutions built by two Isma'ili communities in contemporary Bombay
… in Bombay where their emergence as public philanthropists echoes the rapid increase in wealth and the creation of global diasporic networks in a liberal Indian economy. But while the Saifee hospital is cloaked in its massive pastel colored facade punctured by numerous arched windows and …
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Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse: The History And Organization Of The New England Youth Ensemble
… 2) partner with businesses, organizations, and philanthropists to enhance and sustain their music groups, and 3) maintain a strong presence in their communities. The relationships that Dr. Rittenhouse formed with people, organizations, and churches around the globe caused the ensemble to …
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Common ground: horticulture and the cultivation of open space in the East End of London, 1840-1900
… of what could be achieved by the efforts of philanthropists who were anxious to help the poor at the end of the century. This thesis argues that gardening should be recognised in historical debate as a pastime that was popular with all classes, not just the elite. It also suggests that most …
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