Gregory R. Witkowski 
Hoosier Philanthropy [EPUB ebook] 
A State History of Giving

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The first in-depth history of philanthropy in Indiana.

Philanthropy has been central to the development of public life in Indiana over the past two centuries. Hoosier Philanthropy explores the role of philanthropy in the Hoosier state, showing how voluntary action within Indiana has created and supported multiple visions of societal good.

Featuring 15 articles, Hoosier Philanthropy charts the influence of different types of nonprofit Hoosier organizations and people, including foundations, service providers, volunteers, and individual donors.

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Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword, by Clay Robbins
Introduction
PART ONE: Overviews of Philanthropic Areas of Engagement
1. Indiana’s Philanthropic History: A Continuing Legacy, by James H. Madison
2. Religion and Philanthropy: Indiana’s Traditions, by David P. King
3. Social Services in Indiana, by Katherine Badertscher and Ruth C. Crocker
4. In Search of the Ethical Society: A History of Voluntary Associations in Indiana, by James J. Connelly
5. Independent Together: Historical Highlights of the Links between Philanthropy and Higher Education, by Paul C. Pribbenow and Caitlin Crowley
6. Hoosier Health Philanthropy: Understanding the Past, by William H. Schneider
PART TWO: Trends and Innovations
Section One: Motivations to Give
7. The Cause of Benevolence: Calvin Fletcher as Philanthropist, by Nicole Etcheson
8. ‘The Big-Hearted, Racing Loving Woman’: Madam C. J. Walker’s Philanthropy in Indianapolis, 1911 to 1914, by Tyrone Mc Kinley Freeman
9. ‘Take What You Find Here and Make It Better and Better’: Eli Lilly and Company, Philanthropy, and the Impact of the Discovery of Insulin, by Elizabeth J. Van Allen
Section Two: Experiments in Social Change
10. The Emergence of Charity Evaluation, by Katherine Badertscher
11. Social Innovation in the Heartland, by Peter Weber and Chen Ji
Section Three: Adjusting to Change and Maintaining Mission
12. Same Goals, Different Paths: The Wheeler City Rescue Mission and the Indianapolis Community Fund in the Mid-Twentieth Century, by Amanda Koch
13. Gary Neighborhood House: Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the Civil Rights Era, by Ruth K. Hansen
Section Four: Networks and Collaboration
14. ‘The Problem of Expense’: Lay Religion, Hoosier Patrons, and Philanthropic Logics in Midcentury America, by Philip D. Byers
15. Seeding Community Foundations in Indiana: A History of the GIFT Initiative, by Xiaoyun Wang
Contributors
Index

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Gregory R. Witkowski is a Senior Lecturer of nonprofit management and affiliate faculty at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University. He is the author of The Campaign State: Mobilizing the Masses in East Germany, 1945–89, and editor (with Arnd Bauerkaemper) of Germany Philanthropy in Transatlantic Perspective: Perceptions, Exchanges, Transfers.

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