Creative Philanthropy

Anheier, Helmut K.; Leat, Diana

doi:10.4324/9780203030752

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“…Tracing the history of philanthropy, Lässig (2004) shows how at the end of the nineteenth century, members of the newly emerging bourgeoisie sought to integrate themselves in the leading social and political elite, still dominated by the aristocracy. Devoting part of their accumulated capital to philanthropy provided a way into the elite, allowed them to build up “social wealth” in order to gain socio‐political influence (Bourdieu 1983; see also Anheier and Leat 2006), but also became part of a process of identity formation of the bourgeoisie. As such, one could argue that philanthropy was linked to processes of social change.…”

Section: Capitalism and Conservation The Role Of Philanthropymentioning

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Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa

Spierenburg

Wels

2010

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The article investigates the increasingly important connections between the private sector and nature conservation agencies. It looks specifically at the connections between two important philanthropists, the late Anton Rupert, a South African business tycoon, and the late Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands. Both have been highly successful in raising funds for nature conservation, and marketing the idea of transfrontier conservation. This paper explores the networks they formed and were part of to try and explain how they were able to do so. It also attempts to analyse how their donations and fund raising have shaped thinking about nature conservation in (southern) Africa. This contribution to the theme issue on capitalism and conservation focuses precisely on the background of the two protagonists, the development of Anton Rupert from humble beginnings to become a successful businessman and "oracle of trademarks" (Domisse 2005:15), and the increasing interconnectedness of Rupert's and Bernhard's networks which they used for their fundraising activities. The article explores the ways in which their background and social connections influenced the way they perceived nature and nature conservation, and how this in turn influenced nature conservation practices in southern Africa. The aim is not to "expose" the two men, but rather to increase our understanding of the way in which capitalism and conservation interact (see Brockington, Duffy and Igoe 2008), how philanthropy enhances corporate images and business, and how business (networks) influence(s) conservation. Capitalism and Conservation, the Role of PhilanthropyTracing the history of philanthropy, Lässig (2004) shows how at the end of the nineteenth century, members of the newly emerging bourgeoisie C

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Section: Capitalism and Conservation The Role Of Philanthropymentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa

Spierenburg

Wels

2010

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“…Social Return on Investment generieren, Key Performance Indikatoren machen die Wirkung messbar. Anheier & Leat (2006) Die vorgestellten Strategien, denen Stiftungen zur Zweckerfüllung folgen, schliessen sich nicht gegenseitig aus. Vielmehr können Stiftungen mehreren strategischen Alterativen gleichzeitig verfolgen.…”

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“…Auf der anderen Seite sehen mehrere Autoren der Stiftungsliteratur, Stiftungen als besonders geeignet an, Innovation zu fördern und als Agenten des sozialen Wandels aufzutreten (z.B. Prewitt 1999, Frumkin 2006, Anheier & Leat 2006. Zudem bezeichnen sich Stiftungen selbst gerne als innovative und gesellschaftspolitische Akteure (Sigmund 2001).…”

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Stiftungen und soziale Innovationen

Bethmann¹

2020

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“…It is important to note that assessment of, and philanthropy's view of itself, are shaped by time and place. As Anheier and Leat () observe, foundations tend to be products of their age, assuming roles that reflect the thinking and expectations of the period in which they were established. As a result, their behaviour evolved from seeing themselves as providers of charitable services in the 19 th century to “seekers” of the root causes of societal problems through scientific discovery in the last century (Leat ).…”

Section: The State Of Research: Philanthropy and Public Managementmentioning

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“…The importance of philanthropy is not as a direct substitute for public funding and programming, both because the amounts are too small, even when in the millions, and because most philanthropists do not see their role as filling gaps left by government cutbacks (Harrow and Jung ). Rather, the foundation niche derives from its freedom from the constraints of the market and orthodoxy of a government so that it can complement or diversify the goods provided by the public or private sectors (Anheier and Leat ; Prewitt ; Sandfort ). These choices are argued to contribute a valuable pluralism to society, thereby turning foundations’ lack of market or democratic accountability into a virtue (Reich ).…”

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Dancing with giraffes: Why philanthropy matters for public management

Phillips¹

2018

Can Public Adm

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The role of institutionalized philanthropy is a blind spot in Canadian scholarship on public management. This article identifies five ways in which private "family" foundations add value to public management: through their roles in grantmaking; advancing social innovation; field building; shaping ideas; and advocating for policy and social change. An assessment of how well Canada's largest family foundations-those holding more than $100 million in assetsperform on each of these indicates they are not realizing their potential and need to be more attentive to their claim to public legitimacy. Equally, governments need to be more creative in how they work with the philanthropic sector.Sommaire : Le rôle de la philanthropie institutionnalis ee est un angle mort dans le travail des erudits canadiens portant sur la gestion publique. Cet article r epertorie cinq manières par lesquelles des fondations familiales priv ees sont une valeur ajout ee a la gestion publique : a travers leurs rôles dans l'accord de subventions; en faisant progresser l'innovation sociale; en promouvant la conception de domaines; en elaborant des id ees; et en pr econisant des changements politiques et sociaux. Après avoir evalu e la performance, dans chacun de ces rôles, des plus importantes fondations familiales du Canada -c'est-a-dire celles qui d etiennent plus de 100 millions $ en actifs -cela nous laisse a penser qu'elles ne donnent pas leur juste mesure et doivent porter plus d'attention a leur revendication de l egitimit e publique.Egalement, les gouvernements doivent faire preuve de plus de cr eativit e dans leur manière de collaborer avec le secteur philanthropique.

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Creative Philanthropy

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Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa

Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa

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Dancing with giraffes: Why philanthropy matters for public management

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