That charity was different in the ancient world…. See pages 9-10
The Reformation, and particularly the revolutionary ideas of Martin Lu
ther, changed the underlying Western concept and practice of charity we inherited…. See pages 11-13
Henry VIII’s Poor Laws were not intended to help the poor…. See page 13
Queen Elizabeth I transformed charity in a way we’re still living with today…. See page 14
The Puritans put an indelible stamp on what would become the American charitable arena…. See pages 20-23
The adoption of the First Amendment was crucial in the development of our charitable sector…. See page 24
That changes in American religion had a tremendous impact on our charitable sector…. See page 72-73
The tax-exemption for charitable entities is older than you might think…. See pages 74-78
World War I had a tremendous impact on the budding American charitable sector…. See pages 88-95
The Great Depression radically changed the core mission of American charity…. See pages 95-97
World War II brought something the charitable arena had never seen before…or since…. See pages 97-99
That after the War, the voluntary sector was doing something it had never done before…. See pages 100-101
JFK brought three new ideas to charity that we still utilize today…. See pages 103-104
It wasn’t planned, but LBJ sent American charity in a new, and largely unforeseen direction…. See pages 104-107
Perhaps the most important change in the American nonprofit arena has taken place within the last two decades…. See pages 115-124
Even the IRS isn’t sure of what to do about 501(c)(4) organizations, and no one is really sure why they exist…. See pages 133-137
The American nonprofit sector has competition from an unexpected source…. See pages 148-149
The sector’s greatest challenge may come in the form of demographics and technology…. See pages 170-177