Preface

Introduction. To the history of philanthropic studies in the United States

1. Evolution of the European Charity Ideas in the New World

2. Philanthropy in the Times of the Colonies and after the Revolution

Colonial era: The birth of American philanthropy

Philanthropy in the times of Revolution and creation of the republic

3. The Making of a Country: The Rise of Volunteering and Private Philanthropy

4. Civil War and «Reconstruction» of the South – the Role of Philanthropy

5. The Era of Industrialization and the «Scientific Reform» of Philanthropy

Immigration and the need for philanthropy reform

Jane Addams and the movement of «Social Settlements»

Women’s role in the reform of philanthropy

6. The Invasion of Business Elite in the Public Life

Emergence of private research universities

Legalization of grant foundations

7. The Era of «Associative State»

The difficult beginnings of corporate social behavior

Business and the birth of new legal forms of philanthropy

Philanthropy during the «Hoover’s Age»

Private-public partnership during Roosevelt’s «New Deal»

8. The Postwar Social State and the Start of the Nonprofit Sector

Postwar federal policy and philanthropy

Philanthropy and social movement for civil rights

Nonprofit sector under the pressure of conservatives

9. Development of Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector:

1960–2012

Nonprofit sector gets formal recognition

Nonprofits during «Reagan’s Age»

The rise of volunteerism in times of Bush Sr. and Clinton

Bush Jr. and the problem of religious charity

Philanthropy and nonprofits during the «Age of Obama»

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Bibliography

Acknowledgements (from 1st edition)

About the author (in English)

Contents (in English)