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The Essence of Philantropy

Objectives

This module explores the concept of Philanthropy, the history of the idea, current trends, and its importance for our society's change. Students of our masters cross with this concept in many areas (as individuals, family, corporate, grantees, etc.). It is increasingly essential to understand Philanthropy and some of the current best practices. 

 

General characterization

Code

2682

Credits

3.5

Responsible teacher

Miguel Alves Martins

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

English

Prerequisites

n/a 


Bibliography

AGGARWALA, R.T., PHD. and FRASCH, CA, M.B.A., 2017. The Philanthropy As One Big Impact Investment: A Framework For Evaluating A Foundation's Blended Performance. The Foundation Review, 9(2), pp. 119-133,146. 

Brilliant, L., Wales, J. and Rodin, J. (2007) 'The Changing Face of Philanthropy', Global Philanthropy Forum, 6th Annual Conference, Financing Social Change: Leveraging markets and entrepreneurship. Mountain View, CA

Broi, A., 2019. Effective altruism and systemic change. Utilitas 1?15.

Bromley P., 2020. The Nonprofit Sector, A research handbook, Third edition. Standford University Press

Buckland L., Hehenberger L., Hay M., 2013. The Growth of European Venture Philanthropy. Stanford Social Innovation Review 

Duncan B., 2004. A theory of impact philanthropy, Journal of Public Economics, Volume 88, Issues 9?10 

Gabriel, I. 2017. Effective altruism and its critics. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 34(4): 457?473. 

Hall, P. D., 2013. Philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and the democratic dilemma. Daedalus, 142(2), 139?158. 

 

Teaching method

The classes consist of discussions about both the theory and its applications. Classroom participation is expected and required. Through a teaching approach that mixes case studies, short videos, class discussions, presentations, and guest speakers, you will learn the topics referred to above 


Evaluation method

ASSESSMENT METHODS. Team Work (50%): The Team Work will identify a foundations that is a representation a good problem adressing a challeging discussed in class, and producing a case study. The case study will have a maximum of 15 pages and a brief pitch (5 m) presented in the last session. Individual Briefing Paper (20%): Briefing Paper with a maximum of 4 pages (not counting with title page, table of contents, annexes, references, etc.). The Briefing Paper will be related to your experience during the course. A good Briefing Paper should include: - A clear description of what you take away from the course; - A critical analysis of the learned process; - Conclusions and recommendations, which may include your opinion, supported by evidence. Individual Final Exam (30%): The final exam covers all topics covered in the course 

Subject matter

What's high-performance Philanthropy?

History of Philanthropy ? up to 1990s

History of Philanthropy ? 90 to present

Family Foundations, Corporate Foundations, Independent Foundations, LLCs, DAFs, and others

Key organizational challenges

Endowment policies trends

Grant giving policies trends

Perceived legitimacy trends (COM, transparency and DMP)

Alliances and strategic partnerships

Incorporation of new foundations

Wrap up of the sessions

GW presentations