Giving Circles: Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Democracy

by Angela M. Eikenberry

In the contemporary United States, third parties are being relied upon to deliver social services that were once chiefly the responsibility of government. Among the new philanthropic associations that have arisen in this environment are voluntary groups known as giving circles. Their purpose is to bring people together to pool resources and then collectively decide how to distribute them. Giving circles have been seen as the most democratic of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253220858
• ISBN13: 9780253220851
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher