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Overview

According to an old saying, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." In 22 brief and insightful essays, Richard B. Gunderman shows us that the key to more rewarding giving can be found by looking beyond mere donations of money. Exploring the ethical core of sharing and examining its importance for both those who receive and those who give, here is a book to deepen our understanding of what it means to share.

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Conversations in Philanthropy
Some books enlighten us, some books inspire us, and some books challenge us to expand our understanding of who we are and who we can become. Richard Gunderman's We Make a Life by What We Give does all three. . . . It simply surpasses all other books in the field, but more importantly, it expands our understanding of the field of philanthropy and of ourselves and our potential.
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...[I]nsightful...Short, sweet, and a pleasure to read . . . (Pattie Johnson, Director, Foundation Center, Atlanta, GA)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780253200297
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Publication date: 8/1/2009
  • Pages: 218
  • Sales rank: 688,723
  • Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Richard B. Gunderman is Vice Chairman, Radiology and Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     ix
Imagining Philanthropy     1
The Golden Rule     13
Four Gifts     19
The Potential to Share     30
The Good Samaritan     37
Egoism, Altruism, and Service     45
Doing Well by Doing Good     51
Idealists and Realists     57
What Are We Part of?     63
The Seven Deadly Sins     73
Materialist Philanthropy     78
Whoever Has Will Receive More     89
Hoarding and Sharing     99
Lessons from the Least     108
Lower and Higher     114
Who Is Expendable?     125
How Much and How Well?     132
Are We Hospitable?     140
Rules and Aspirations     155
Suffering     164
Treasure in Earthen Vessels     174
Ethics and Metaphysics     191
Suggested Readings     199
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