Part One
Chapter 1: Early Roots
Charity in the Ancient World
The Reformation, Old England, and the Secularization of Charity
Chapter 2: Across the Pond; the Colonization of America
The Puritans
Separation of Church & State
Struggling to find a place
Part Two
Chapter 3: From Charity to Philanthropy
A new approach
New Players
New Arrivals
Chapter 4: Abstract Philanthropy; Professionalization and the Business of Benevolence
Organized Benevolence
Social Darwinism and the Battle for the Soul of Philanthropy
A New Kind of Religion
The Issue of Taxation
Part Three
Chapter 5: Turbulent Times
World War I
The Great Depression
World War II
Kennedy, Johnson, and the 1960s
Part Four
Chapter 6: The Growth of the Nonprofit Sector
The Government/Nonprofit Partnership.
Chapter 7: The Growth of Advocacy
Early Action and the 501(c)(3)
The Rise of the C(4)s
Chapter 8: Dollars and Sense
The Funding Roller-Coaster
Moving Toward the Market
Clients-as Consumers
Chapter 9: The Outcomes Movement and Performance Measurement
The Nonprofit Side of Measurement
The Management Genome
The Modern Outcomes Movement
10: Demographics & Technology
Age Impacts Giving
The Tick-Tock of Tech