Full Description
Through an examination of the Chicago Initiative, Silver analyzes how elite philanthropists exercise social control over community organizations that do work in poor neighborhoods.
Contents
Section I: Private Philanthropy and Urban PovertyChapter 1: Preventing Fires while Feeling the HeatChapter 2: As American as Apple Pie: The Tradition of Private and Local Antipoverty Reform in the U.S.Section II: Venturing Inside the Chicago InitiativeChapter 3: Organizational Motivations for SponsorshipChapter 4: Community-based Reasons for Getting InvolvedChapter 5: Collaboration Becomes Old NewsSection III: Giving a Little, Getting a LotChapter 6: Unmasking CollaborationChapter 7: Philanthropy and the Media SpotlightAfterword: The Future of Philanthropic CollaborationAppendix A: The Challenges and Rewards of Undertaking this StudyAppendix B: Key Dates in the History of the Chicago Initiative
