Adelman, Carol, et al. America's Total Economic Engagement With the Developing World: Rethinking the Uses and Nature of Foreign Aid. Washington, DC: Hudson Institute, June 2005.
http://gpr.hudson.org/files/publications/Rethinking_Foreign_Aid.pdf

Alexander, G. Douglass, and Kristina Carlson. Essential Principles for Fundraising Success: An Answer Manual for the Everyday Challenges of Raising Money. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2005.

Anheier, Helmut K., and Regina A. List. A Dictionary of Civil Society, Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector. New York: Routledge, 2005.

Bremner, Robert. Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History. Somerset, NJ: Transaction, 1994.

Brooks, Arthur C. Gifts of Time and Money: The Role of Charity in America's Communities. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.

Burlingame, Dwight F., ed. Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 3 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Washington, DC: The Chronicle, biweekly.
http://philanthropy.com

The Conference Board. The 2005 Corporate Contributions Report. New York: The Board, 2005.
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=2791 (press release)

Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center. International Grantmaking III: An Update on U.S. Foundation Trends. 3d ed. Washington, DC: The Council, 2004.
http://www.cof.org/files/Documents/International_Programs/2004Publications/intlhlts.pdf (highlights)

Dekker, Paul, and Loek Halman, eds. The Values of Volunteering: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. New York: Springer, 2003.

Educating for Active Citizenship: Service-Learning, School-Based Service, and Civic Engagement. Washington, DC: Corporation for National & Community Service, March 2006.
http://www.nationalservice.org/pdf/06_0323_SL_briefing_factsheet.pdf (fact sheet)

Ellsworth, Frank L., and Joe Lumarda, eds. From Grantmaker to Leader: Emerging Strategies for Twenty-First Century Foundations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2002.

Foundation Center. Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates: Current Outlook. New York: The Center, April 2006.
http://fdncenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/fgge06.pdf
http://www.fdncenter.org/media/news/pr_0604.html (press release)

Foundation Center. Foundation Yearbook: Facts and Figures on Private and Community Foundations. New York: The Center, June 2006.This is but one example of the reference works published by the Foundation Center, which also compiles databases and directories of interest to an international audience.

Foundation News & Commentary: Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector. Washington, DC: Council on Foundations, bimonthly.
http://www.foundationnews.org/index.cfm?&authByte=4480&profileID=

Fulton, Katherine, and Andrew Blau. Looking Out for the Future. Cambridge, MA: Global Business Network and Monitor Institute, 2005.
http://www.futureofphilanthropy.org/files/finalreport.pdf
http://www.futureofphilanthropy.org/files/executivesummary.pdf

Giving USA, 2005. Glenview, IL: Giving USA Foundation, 2005.Researched and written at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
http://aafrc.org/gusa/GUSA05_Press_Release.pdf (press release)

Grace, Kay Sprinkel, and Alan L. Wendoff. High-Impact Philanthropy: How Donors, Boards, and Nonprofit Organizations Can Transform Communities. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2001.

Herman, Robert D. The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 2d ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2004.

Holcombe, Randall G. Writing Off Ideas: Taxation, Philanthropy and America's Non-Profit Foundations. Somerset, NJ: Transaction, 2000.

Hopkins, Elwood M. Collaborative Philanthropies: What Groups of Foundations Can Do That Individual Funders Cannot. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2005.

Hudson Institute Center for Global Prosperity. Index of Global Philanthropy. Washington, DC: Hudson Institute, 2006.
http://gpr.hudson.org/files/publications/GlobalPhilanthropy.pdf
http://www.hudson.org/pc_gpr/projects/GprMediaKit.pdf (media kit)

Hurst, Marianne D. "Leading the Way: Student-Run Foundations Across the Country Are Empowering a New Generation of Teenagers to Play Larger Roles in Their Schools and Communities." Education Week, vol. 24, no. 32 (20 April 2005): pp. 24-27.

Independent Sector. Value of Volunteer Time: Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: Independent Sector, March 2006.
http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html
http://www.independentsector.org/media/20060306_volunteer_time.html (press release)

Korngold, Alice. Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by Engaging Businesses. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2005.

Linden, Russell M. Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2002.

McCarthy, Kathleen D. American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.

National Council of Nonprofit Associations. The United States Nonprofit Sector. Washington, DC: The Council, 2004.
http://www.ncna.org/_uploads/documents/live//us_sector_report_2003.pdf

"Philanthropy 2005: Special Report." Business Week Online (28 November 2005).
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_48/B39610548philanthropy.htm

Philanthropy Journal. Raleigh, NC: A.J. Fletcher Foundation, weekly.
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/

Salamon, Lester M., ed. The Resilient Sector: The State of Nonprofit America. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2003.

Salamon, Lester M., et al. Global Civil Society: Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector. Part 2. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004. See also: Global Civil Society: An Overview. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, 2003.
http://www.jhu.edu/~ccss/pubs/pdf/globalciv.pdf

Smith, David H., ed. Good Intentions: Moral Obstacles and Opportunities. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2005.

"A Survey of Wealth and Philanthropy: The Business of Giving." The Economist (25 February 2006): Special Section pp. 3-16.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Volunteering in the United States, 2005. Washington, DC: The Bureau, 2005.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/volun.nr0.htm

"Volunteering." eJournal USA: Society & Values: American Teenagers, vol. 10, no. 1 (July 2005): pp. 22-24.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0705/ijse/volunteer.htm

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