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15. The Role of the Philanthropic Sector

Kristyn Noeth1  
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Los Angeles, CA, USA
 

We covered corporate philanthropy in Chapter 5. Now, we’ll turn first to institutional philanthropy, which is primarily the large private grant-making foundations, and then to a discussion of public charitable organizations that receive corporate and foundation grants to fund their operations. Specifically, we’ll discuss the transformative role of philanthropy in advancing climate, sustainability, and social impact efforts, and how that influences corporate social programs and ...

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