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Title: The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism by Claire Gaudiani ISBN: 0-8050-7196-2 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 10 September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Good intentions pave the road to hell
Comment: Claire Gaudiani was president of Connecticut College for a little over a decade. The college was not in the best financial shape when she took over, but neither was Germany in 1932. Her fall came when she tried to rule the local city of New London with the same "I-Know-What's-Best-For-You-So-Gimme-That-Shut-up-and-Like-It" leadership style she used to abuse her college. Philanthropy, in this case smelled bad in a bulldozing houses, ethnic cleansing sort of way. Against her better judgment, one can be sure that this same philosophy drips from her current work.
There is a small building on the Connecticut College campus built almost entirely out of asbestos. No one is allowed in it and it's far to expensive to desmantle. I call upon the college to name this disaster for Dr. Gaudiani.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not so Ancient Wisdom
Comment: The Philanthropic Revolution started thousands of years ago in the fields of Eygpt when people then new that we need to "care" for each other. Give water to the thirsty passer by.
Claire, with a lot of compassion and breadth, reminds us the the "greater good" needs to be reenvigorated, as did Jane Addams' project to care for the larger community.
Chapter 6 go directly to the undrlyting feeling of the American Spirit.
The past 100 years shows us how to really appreciate and gain from that original intent. This book put's it into perspective and rekindles the spirit of giving.
Happy New Year.
Rating: 5
Summary: What have you done for mankind lately?
Comment: I felt compelled to write this review because of the poor content by some of the other contributors -- one who didnt event read the book and the other ranting a personal attack with no focus on the book itself.
As a teacher, Colleen Kyle should know better than anyone else to actually read books before judging them. She might find herself actually learning something from the research of others. This is not a history book, and it doesnt claim to be one. Its encouraging people to re-think philanthropy and the long term impact generosity can have by showing how we have all benefitted from private giving already.
Mr. Chuck Jones needs to spend more time actually giving something back to society and little less time complaining about those who choose to take the personal and professional risks required to be a leader.
I would encourage people to read Gaudiani's book, to learn about how generosity affects society, and then think about what they can do in their local community to improve the lives of the less fortunate.
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Title: American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865 by Kathleen D. McCarthy ISBN: 0226561984 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan, 2nd Edition by Tracy Gary, Melissa Kohner ISBN: 0787964107 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 16 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism (Suny Series in Radical Social and Political Theory) by Joan Roelofs ISBN: 0791456420 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein ISBN: 0195138058 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History by Lawrence J. Friedman, Mark D. McGarvie ISBN: 052181989X Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 09 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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