{"product_id":"the-price-of-humanity-how-philanthropy-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it-hardcover","title":"The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong--And How to Fix It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Schiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Schiller] memorably chronicles why philanthropy is important, how it became flawed and what can be done to transform it for the greater good.\"\u003ci\u003e -- \u003c\/i\u003eTobias Carroll, \u003ci\u003e InsideHook\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn attempt to rescue philanthropy from its progressive decline into vanity projects that drive wealth inequality, so that it may support human flourishing as originally intended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe word \"philanthropy\" today makes people think big money--Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, and Andrew Carnegie come to mind. The scope of suffering in the world seems to demand an industry of giving, and yet for all the billions that are dispensed, the wealthy never seem to lose any of their money and nothing seems to change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist, academic and consultant Amy Schiller shows how we get out of this stalemate by evaluating the history of philanthropy from the ideas of St. Augustine to the work of Lebron James. She argues philanthropy's contemporary tendency to maintain obscene inequality and reduce every cause to dehumanizing technocratic terms is unacceptable, while maintaining an optimism about the soul and potential of philanthropy in principle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor philanthropy to get back to its literal roots--the love of humanity--Schiller argues that philanthropy can no longer be premised around basic survival. Public institutions must assume that burden so that philanthropy can shift its focus to initiatives that allow us to flourish into happier, more fulfilled human beings. Philanthropy has to get out of the business of saving lives if we are to save humanity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Schiller\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, academic, and consultant. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth College in the Society of Fellows. She previously held fellowships at Stanford University and Bard College. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e and has been quoted as an expert on philanthropy in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also had a nearly 15-year career in major gift fundraising consulting. She has worked in a wide range of settings, from international humanitarian nonprofits to a major New York City dance company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.21 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764471824672,"sku":"9781685890223","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8bac828528c30951cda49ec5c7d7d9a.webp?v=1780249328","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-price-of-humanity-how-philanthropy-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}