TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thümler,Ekkehard
TI  - Philanthropy in practice : : pragmatism and the impact of philanthropic action / 
T2  - Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations
SN  - 1138210684
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, London : 
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 
KW  - Charities
KW  - Management
KW  - Philanthropie
KW  - Nonprofit-Organisation
KW  - Nonprofit organizations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Acknowledgements; Introduction: contemporary philanthropy and its problems; Theory; Pragmatism and the evolution of intelligent social action; Mapping the space of social problems; A contingency model of problem solving strategies; The role of niches in processes of (social) innovation; Case studies; The chance: opening the doors to the labour market for disadvantaged youth; Foundation interkultur and the intercultural garden movement : catalyzing emerging practice at the grassroots; The nuffield foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics : organizing the provision of nonpartisan expertise; The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the campaign for freedom of information : campaigning for access to files; Analysis; From experimentation to exploration: the pragmatic model of action in philanthropic practice; Explanations for social impact : the door opener mechanism; Towards a model of philanthropic niches and intelligent niching; Conclusion and outlook; Appendix A: List of cases; Appendix B: Interview schedule; References
N2  - Acknowledgements -- Introduction: contemporary philanthropy and its problems -- Theory -- Pragmatism and the evolution of intelligent social action -- Mapping the space of social problems -- A contingency model of problem solving strategies -- The role of niches in processes of (social) innovation -- Case studies -- The chance: opening the doors to the labour market for disadvantaged youth -- Foundation interkultur and the intercultural garden movement : catalyzing emerging practice at the grassroots -- The nuffield foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics : organizing the provision of nonpartisan expertise -- The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the campaign for freedom of information : campaigning for access to files -- Analysis -- From experimentation to exploration: the pragmatic model of action in philanthropic practice -- Explanations for social impact : the door opener mechanism -- Towards a model of philanthropic niches and intelligent niching -- Conclusion and outlook -- Appendix A: List of cases -- Appendix B: Interview schedule -- References
ER  -