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What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? : The Stories Behind the Headlines

What Have Charities Ever Done for Us? uses case studies and interviews to illustrate how charities support people and communities, foster heritage and culture and pioneer responses to crucial social, ethical and environmental questions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Stephen
Otros Autores: Mason, Tania
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: What are charities, and why do we argue about them? -- 1. The many faces of charities -- 2. What has gone wrong? -- 3. 'Stick to your knitting': the curbs on campaigning -- Part II: Changing the world -- 4. The health of the nation -- 5. Equality, slavery and human rights -- 6. Rights for women and gay liberation -- 7. Protecting animals and the natural world -- Part III: Improving lives and communities -- 8. Local action and self-help 
505 0 |a 9. Supporting other people -- 10. The wider world -- 11. Community arts -- Part IV: A junior partner in the welfare state? -- 12. Public service contracts -- 13. Reducing the burden on the state -- 14. Charities as pioneers -- Part V: Preserving the past, preparing for the future -- 15. Castles, canals and stately homes -- 16. Museums and the perils of charitable status -- 17. The minefield of charitable education -- 18. Pushing the boundaries of medicine and science -- Part VI: The way ahead -- 19. Reviews and strategies -- 20. Charity governance: fit for purpose? 
505 0 |a 21. Coming clean with the public -- 22. The pursuit of independence -- Postscript -- Notes -- Index -- Back cover 
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