Giving in Time

Temporal Considerations in Philanthropy

Ray Madoff, Benjamin Soskis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2023
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-3176-3 (ISBN)

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Within the philanthropic sector, as never before, time is of the essence. That is, temporal considerations—questions of intergenerational ethics, of the merits of giving now versus giving later, of the benefits and perils of perpetuity—have gained greatly in prominence. Bringing together the most esteemed contemporary scholars of philanthropy, Giving in Time provides the first sustained analysis of the complex issues surrounding the temporal dimensions of voluntary giving. Incorporating the perspectives of political scientists, historians, legal scholars, and philosophers, the contributors tackle critical questions confronting a new generation of philanthropists in a way that will appeal to academics and practitioners. They take on questions such as:

What are the historical and moral foundations for establishing perpetual foundations? What are the leading challenges to philanthropic perpetuity?
What is the significance of the recent trend toward “Giving While Living,” the calls to give not through bequests but in one’s lifetime?
What are the ethical arguments for giving now rather than giving later?
What is a giver’s responsibility to his current moment in time versus his obligation to the future?
How does the legal framework supporting and structuring philanthropic practice shape approaches toward giving in time? How should it?

Ray Madoff is a Professor at Boston College Law School where she teaches and writes in the areas of philanthropy policy, taxes, property and estate planning. Professor Madoff is the author of: Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the American Dead (Yale), which looks at how American law treats the interests of the dead and what this tells us about our values for the living. The Financial Times called it "a sparkling polemic. "Professor Madoff is also the lead author on one of the top treatises on estate planning: Practical Guide to Estate Planning (CCH) (published annually from 2001-2017).Professor Madoff is the Co-founder and Director of the Boston College Law School Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good, a non-partisan think tank that convenes scholars and practitioners to explore questions regarding whether the rules governing the charitable sector best serve the public good. She is a nationally recognized expert on matters of philanthropy tax policy. Benjamin Soskis is a Research Associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute and the co-editor of HistPhil, a web publication dedicated to the history of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. He has also served as a consultant to the Open Philanthropy Project’s History of Philanthropy program. Soskis is a frequent contributor to the Chronicle of Philanthropy and the Atlantic; his writing on philanthropy has also appeared in the Washington Post, New Yorker.com, the Guardian, the American Prospect, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Nonprofit Quarterly. He is the co-author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song that Marches On (Oxford, 2013) and Looking Back at 50 Years of US Philanthropy (Hewlett Foundation, 2016). Soskis has taught at the George Washington University and the University of California, Washington Center and received his PhD in American history from Columbia University.

1 Introduction: A Brief History of Giving in Time
Stanley N. Katz and Benjamin Soskis
PART I: HISTORY
2 “Giving While Living” in Historical Perspective
Benjamin Soskis
3 Against Perpetuity
Rob Reich
4 Endowed for Eternity: American Jewish Philanthropy in Time
Lila Corwin Berman
PART II: THEORY
5 “That the Earth Belongs in Usufruct to the Living”: Intergenerational Philanthropy and the Problem of Dead-Hand Control
Theodore M. Lechterman
6 Intergenerational Justice and Charitable Giving: A Libertarian Perspective
Miranda Perry Fleischer
7 When Should an Effective Altruist Donate?
William MacAskill
8 In Pursuit of Legacy: Digital Data and the Future of Foundations
Lucy Bernholz
PART III: PRACTICE
9 Time-Limited Foundations: Comparative Perspectives from Europe
Helmut K. Anheier and Sandra Rau
10 Is It Really a Matter of Time?: Rethinking the Significance of Foundation Life Span
Francie Ostrower
11 Value, Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy: A Theoretical Approach Applied to Two Real Examples
Tony Proscio
12 The Myth of Payout Rules: Where Do We Go from Here?
Brian Galle and Ray Madoff

Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	14.02.2023
Reihe/Serie	Urban Institute Press
Zusatzinfo	3 b/w illustrations; 5 tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 237 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-5381-3176-5 / 1538131765
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-3176-3 / 9781538131763
Zustand	Neuware