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Ford Foundation at Work




A review of the decision-making process in the Ford Foundation since its expansion to a national institution in 1950. Includes 16 case studies of key programs.

Magat, Richard
1979
219 pages


The Ford Foundation at Work
Foreword
Preface
Footnotes
Contents
Reviewing the Record
Objectives
Strategies and Modes of Operation
Results
Processes of Philanthropic Management
Choosing Objectives
Planning and Evaluation
Instruments
Strategies
Building and Improving Institutions
Generating Knowledge for Understanding and Action
Developing Individual Talents
The Multiplier Effect
An Independent Contribution to Public Policy
Case Studies
Case 1. Reproductive Biology: Leadership/Partnership
Case 2. Universities: New Agendas
Case 3. Legal Defense for the Poor: a Running Start
Case 4. Arms Control: the Continuing Urgency
Case 5. Instructional Television: Massive Oversell
Case 6. Gray Areas/Community Development Corporations: Philanthropy As Social Reform
Case 7. Federal Executive Training: the Higher Generalism
Case 8. Resident Theaters/Ballet Companies: Financial Discipline
Case 9. American Studies in Europe: a Changing Cultural Climate
Case 10. Cooperative Education: Expanding a Concept
Case 11. Housing: Concreteness and Abstraction
Case 12. School Finance Reform: Latecomers
Case 13. European Management Education: Transplanting Experience
Case 14. International Language Programs: Reflections of Development Views
Case 15. Civil Rights Litigation: Wellspring of Judicial History
Case 16. Social Science Development in Latin America: Self-Reliance for Progress
Appendix
A Selected Chronology of the Ford Foundation
Fields of Foundation Activity
Annual Program Expenditures
Expenditures by Field
Index
Credits