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Ethics And Equity In Nonprofits, Jennifer K. Morgan
Ethics And Equity In Nonprofits, Jennifer K. Morgan
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When considering modes of delivery of public services, traditionally people depend on the government to supply these goods and services. Citizens believe in the social contract and that it is the duty of the government to deliver services to the public. However, beginning in the 1970s, the traditional form of public goods delivery moved away from strictly government distribution, towards market delivery in hopes of greater responsiveness and ability to deliver at a lower cost. However, can nonprofits deliver goods and services once provided by the government with the same equity standards as the government? When examining the literature on …
Impacts Of Giving Circles On Participants: Giving Style And Civic Engagement, Eric Thomas Busche
Impacts Of Giving Circles On Participants: Giving Style And Civic Engagement, Eric Thomas Busche
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Giving circles are an emerging form of philanthropy in which members contribute and pool funding with the intent to distribute said funding to grantees, with such efforts often identified based on group-generated consensus with members voting on both what issues to address and which recipients to fund, in order to generate an increased impact on the grantee. Giving circles present a way in which individuals may exert greater control over the way in which their donations are appropriated without needing to donate relatively large sums of money. In this way giving circles may present an attractive option to individuals who …