Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society

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"The seldom-heard "voice" of women's philanthropy speaks in this readable and richly contextualized collection of new writings. Editor Elayne Clift, in her quest to demystify and honor women's philanthropy, turns to an impressive array of the movement's current leaders. As these women share their stories, reflections, and knowledge of the women's funding movement, it becomes clear that "women and philanthropy" - not so long ago a seeming oxymoron - harbors the marvelous potential for global social change across gender, race, and age barriers."
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"The seldom-heard "voice" of women's philanthropy speaks in this readable and richly contextualized collection of new writings. Editor Elayne Clift, in her quest to demystify and honor women's philanthropy, turns to an impressive array of the movement's current leaders. As these women share their stories, reflections, and knowledge of the women's funding movement, it becomes clear that "women and philanthropy" - not so long ago a seeming oxymoron - harbors the marvelous potential for global social change across gender, race, and age barriers." Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change celebrates women's power to influence priorities, social constructs, and political policies - ultimately changing the very foundations of society.
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Leslie R. Wolfe
"Elayne Clift and her many authors have done a splendid job of conveying the importance of feminist efforts to build a philanthropy that nurtures women's leadership and empowerment. Indeed, philanthropy that promotes women's human rights also promotes democracy, sustainable development, social justice, peace and security - both within the United States and around the world. I recommend this book to all who work in the field."
— Leslie R. Wolfe, Ph.D., President, Center for Women Policy Studies
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ELAYNE CLIFT is an independent scholar and award-winning writer and journalist. Her previous books include the edited collection Women's Encounters with the Mental Health Establishment: Escaping the Yellow Wallpaper (2002) and Sanity for All in the 21st Century: Reflections of a Fin de Siecle Feminist (2003). She has worked internationally on women's, health, communication, and development issues. A Vermont Humanities Scholar, she serves on the Governing Council of the Vermont Women's Fund.

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Table of Contents

"Dear Mrs. Bethune"
Introduction : women's values, women's vision : the power of giving women 1
History as prologue : the women's funding movement 13
Documenting women's giving : biases, barriers, and benefits 29
Women as donors : old stereotypes, new visions 61
Backbone and bite : the place of volunteerism in women's giving 74
Partners and stewards : fostering healthy collaboration 87
Voices of young women : the development of girls' funds 107
Lessons learned : strategies for success in education and endowment 117
The other hand : a critical look at feminist funding 126
Women's biggest contribution : a view of social change 139
The Ford Foundation : a model of support for women's rights 158
Giving globally : international perspectives 172
From cradle to grave : challenges and opportunities of inherited wealth 183
Putting our money where our mouths are : sharing earned income 201
Think big, spend small : the impact of woman-to-woman small-scale support 212
We are our sister's keeper : role models, success stories, inspiration 224
The future of funding : E-philanthropy and other innovations 240
The next wave : feminism, philanthropy, and the future 271
Afterword 281
"Working wonders" 285
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