Shifting Notions of Philanthropy: Themes in Scholarship and Practice

Farley, Kathryn E. Webb

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“…Informed by the initiative consultants’ report on the neighborhood framework (2017), the vitality framework as a measure of neighborhood success in Detroit is broadly defined to include several dimensions, including quality of life (focusing on life satisfaction) (Sirgy, 2012 ), well-being (focusing on psychological, mental, and emotional health) (Christens, 2012 ), sustainability (Dietz et al, 2009 ), health (emphasizing the physical health of the people and the built environment) (Forsyth, 2020 ), and sense of community (instilling a sense of belonging and social interaction) (Thompson & Kent, 2014 ). Even though each of these dimensions has a specific focus proposed by the participants in the citywide engagement initiative, it is unrealistic for any one philanthropic institution to promote all of the dimensions successfully, or even for one community to do so, in part because every institution has a unique program focus (Farley, 2018 ).…”

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What Kind of Community Development System Can Effectively Support Citywide Philanthropic Efforts to Promote Community Well-Being?

Kim

2021

Int. Journal of Com. WB

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How can the efforts of philanthropic agencies be better supported to promote citywide community well-being? To address this question, this article uses a citywide, engagement-driven initiative led by local practitioners that took place in Detroit between 2016 and 2019. This article is based on the initiative's two main outcomes, namely the identification of seven elements of an effective community development system and a vitality framework designed to measure community progress and success. The author of this article conducted participant observation, interviews, and a literature review, as well as site visits to, and case studies on, four best-practice cities, and then used the outcomes to validate the results of the initiative. Informed by the outcomes of the initiative and the research, the article suggests how best to utilize the seven community development system elements and the vitality success framework effectively to support philanthropy that promotes community well-being. This article focuses on theory-building in Detroit and calls for empirical research to further validate the findings. The article provides useful insights into the benefits of community-based research and citywide engagement as essential components of an effective community development system that can coordinate philanthropic practice more effectively to promote community well-being.

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What Kind of Community Development System Can Effectively Support Citywide Philanthropic Efforts to Promote Community Well-Being?

Kim

2021

Int. Journal of Com. WB

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“…Some concerns appear long-standing. Ostrander’s (2007) attention to donors’ and recipients’ lack of interaction and exchange is reiterated by Webb Farley (2018) a decade later. The very differentiation among foundation forms (Jung et al, 2018), such as lifespan or organizational roots, suggests likely variations in foundations’ KS approaches.…”

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Buried Treasure? Local Foundations’ Knowledge Sharing in Jordan and Palestine

Harrow

Sola²

2022

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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Promotion and study of knowledge sharing among philanthropic foundations globally, led by western institutions and scholars, pays minimal attention to knowledge sharing undertaken by national and local foundations in non-western regions and countries. Yet such settings are often sites of extensive international (largely western-led), philanthropic investment, where interfoundation knowledge sharing may be especially valuable. This article reports research on knowledge sharing in 12 nationally based foundations, working locally in youth development in Jordan and Palestine (West Bank). Findings from case studies and interview data reveal a range of internal knowledge-sharing activities, linked to individual foundations’ program development and incorporating beneficiary perspectives. These developments contrast significantly with the lack of external knowledge sharing and the absence of invitations to share knowledge with international foundations, active in these countries. The implications of these findings for foundation philanthropy theory and practice, and for knowledge-sharing scholarship are considered and a continuing research agenda proposed.

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“…Philanthropy has a growing profile in conservation governance with multiple channels of influence that affect conservation priorities, public discourse, and policy choices (Farley 2018;Holmes 2012). However, the increasing role of non-governmental entities, such as philanthropic foundations, is often overlooked in research on natural resource governance (Burow et al 2019).…”

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Can Philanthropy Enable Collective Action to Conserve Rivers? Insights from a Decade of Collaboration in the Colorado River Basin

Gilson¹,

Garrick²

2021

Conservation and Society

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Philanthropy plays an important but often invisible role in conserving rivers. We examine the influence of philanthropy on collective action and collaborative governance within the Colorado River Basin, a region where philanthropic support has been growing to achieve conservation objectives. Our short communication combines financial data, interviews, and documentary evidence to capture the opportunities and risks associated with philanthropy's increasing role. Financial expenditures are substantial, averaging $30.8 million USD per year from six large foundations (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019). This funding has enabled collective action, particularly at the basin level, by strengthening or creating new forums for collaboration and investing in technical expertise to equip a broader range of voices in decision-making. It has also favoured market-based strategies and discourses, created dependencies for smaller organisations, and, in some instances, reinforced structural barriers to participation. We recommend transparent reporting of philanthropic spending related to collective action and conservation governance, and argue that foundations should explicitly consider and address legacies of exclusion for marginalised actors and groups.

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Shifting Notions of Philanthropy: Themes in Scholarship and Practice

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

What Kind of Community Development System Can Effectively Support Citywide Philanthropic Efforts to Promote Community Well-Being?

What Kind of Community Development System Can Effectively Support Citywide Philanthropic Efforts to Promote Community Well-Being?

Buried Treasure? Local Foundations’ Knowledge Sharing in Jordan and Palestine

Can Philanthropy Enable Collective Action to Conserve Rivers? Insights from a Decade of Collaboration in the Colorado River Basin

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