White Papers

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White Papers provide abbreviated snapshots of significant concepts, people, and organizations related to philanthropy. They are appropriate for teens and adults interested in learning more about philanthropy.

White Papers

White Papers are brief articles of significant concepts, people, and organizations related to philanthropy. They link the importance of philanthropy to concepts and people and they are appropriate for anyone - teen or adult - interested in learning more about the history and role of philanthropy.

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Note: If you are referencing the work, attribute the paper to the author at the top of the page and the publisher as Learning to Give. Please include the URL of the article. You can date your reference by the date you accessed it. All papers were written by graduate students in a philanthropy or nonprofit business program. 


Papers Organized by Major Themes

Civil Society

These papers connect concepts, people, and organizations to philanthropy and civil society. 

Service Learning Fair 2014 by Friends' Central School is licenced under CC BY 2.0Service Learning Fair 2014 by Friends' Central School is licenced under CC BY 2.0

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Communication

These papers are related to advocacy and communication about philanthropy or how communication impacts social action. 

National Advocate for Children Speaks Out in Connecticut by CT Senate Democrats is licenced under CC BY 2.0

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Democracy

These papers connect the themes of democracy and philanthropy.

Creative Company Conference 2011 by Sebastiaan ter Burg is licenced under CC BY 2.0

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Faith-Based

These papers relate to the religious basis for charitable giving. 

 

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Community

These papers cover the people and organizations engaged in the philanthropic work of communities. 

 

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Diverse Perspectives

Read papers from a variety of perspectives, people, organizations, and concepts of philanthropy. 

 

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Environment

These papers are related to environmental advocacy and people and organizations concerned with environmental stewardship and action. 

 

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Financial Resources

These papers address financial concepts, people, and organizations related to philanthropy and civil society.

 

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Equity

These papers are about philanthropic concepts, people, and organizations concerned with equity and fairness.

 

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Global Philanthropy

These papers are about globally philanthropic concepts, people, and organizations. 

 

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