A recent book discusses the role of religious media in promoting international charity and humanitarian aid. With new communication technology and access to photography in the 18th century, Christian missionaries and magazines publicized images and stories of dire need abroad, driving American Christians to give generously in support of the needy in foreign lands.
Phil Buchanan’s “Giving Done Right” offers practical advice to grantmakers during times of radical outcry.
A documentary that details the fight over the stewardship of a $25-billion art collection raises enduring questions of donor intent.
Expertly deflating the pretensions of those who would make fundraising a bureaucratic and esoteric profession, this book takes on the creeping trend of professionalization in philanthropy.