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With the concentration of wealth in the United States at an unprecedented level not seen since the Gilded Age of Andrew Carnegie, this look back at a century of international giving offers lessons learned from both successes and failures and invaluable guidance to the rapidly growing philanthropic sector.

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9781610394291

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New foundations, appearing at a rapid rate, can benefit from a history lesson. Here it is at its best--the compelling story of the idea of the gift into perpetuity, and the practices that followed. --Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor, Columbia University

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As Senior Fellow at the Rockefeller Archives centre, Patricia L. Rosenfield is spearheading a project for the Ford Foundation, Looking Back to Move Forward,"" to draw on that foundation's history for its current and new programs. At Carnegie Corporation, she directed its Scholars Program, and earlier had chaired its program on Strengthening Human Resources in Developing Countries and International Development. Prior to joining Carnegie in 1987, she served at the World Health Organization in Geneva, where she was responsible for a program on social and economic research on tropical diseases. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and currently serves as director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and trustee of Future Generations. Rosenfield holds an A.B. cum laude from Bryn Mawr College, a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, and an honourary Doctorate from Mahidol University, Thailand. Rosenfield has written extensively on health, economics, and interdisciplinary research. She and her family live in New York City.

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