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Reference books are always useful. In this list some books have been reviewed whilst others are listed as recommended reading.

Where the Green Grants Went 3: Patterns of UK Funding for Environmental and Conservation Work (2007)
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The report analyses the funding provided to environmental causes, looking at the grants of 176 trusts and foundations. It also includes a section where experienced fundraisers provide feedback on what they thought would make the grants market function more effectively...
A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts (2007)
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This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the non-profit sector. The entries reflect the importance of philanthropy as well as associations, citizen participation, voluntary action, non-profit...
The Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives (2006)
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Though privately controlled, foundations perform essential roles that serve society at large. They spearhead some of the world's largest and most innovative initiatives in science, health, education and the arts, fulfilling important needs that could not be addressed adequately in...
Viewpoints 2007: Intervening at the Inflection Point
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This stimulating document contains a range of articles written by experienced and new philanthropic commentators who share a belief that global philanthropy is on the verge of a qualitative shift in contributing to the public good. The inflection point is...
The Non-Profit Sector: A Research Handbook (2007)
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The first edition of Powell's Research Handbook has been an essential source of reference since it was first published in 1987. This new edition is thoroughly updated and includes two chapters of particular interest to people working in the philanthropy...
Carnegie (2003)
September 2010
Book Review
Whenever popular commentators reach for the name of a philanthropist, chances are that it is Andrew Carnegie, the Scots-born US steel magnate and originator of foundational philanthropy, whom they first recall. But beyond his nationality, source of wealth and scale...
Mrs Russell Sage: Women's Activism and Philanthropy in Gilded Age and Progressive Era America (2006)
September 2010
Book Review
If history holds some important insights for modern day philanthropy then Ruth Crocker's meticulous biography of Mrs Russell Sage is highly informative. It is Crocker's purpose to ensure that we should not underestimate the significance of Olivia Sage, not only...

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