Performance Measurement in Philanthropic Foundations: The Ambiguity of Success and Failure

by Diana Leat and Helmut K. Anheier

Book Overview

The growth of philanthropic foundations in numbers and significance raises two immediate questions. First, what makes for success and failure of foundations' projects and activities? Second, what yardsticks or benchmarks are used to measure performance and track goal attainment? The purpose of this book is to delve deeper into the complex set of issues that lie behind the performance and wider impact of philanthropy.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138062448
• ISBN13: 9781138062443
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"