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CONTENTS

• Editorial 2
• Letters 3
• News from around the world 5
• What's new at … 15
• Conference reports 19
• Opinion - Luc Tayart de Borms 21
• Opinion - Rien van Gendt 22
• Books 54

ARTICLES

Just another emperor? The myths and realities of philanthrocapitalism FREE ARTICLE
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A funder’s guide to direct action
Rowena Young argues that funders should take a broader view of how they can support social change 25

Interview FREE ARTICLE
Steve Gunderson talks about the Council on Foundations’ Philanthropy Summit in May and what he hopes it will achieve. Some of those who are planning to attend give their views and two Alliance editorial board members pose some further questions 27

What other association leaders said…
A group of philanthropy association leaders from around the world comment on Steve Gunderson’s interview and voice their concerns about the coming Summit 32

Foundations: a few good reasons…
Joel Fleishman lauds foundations’ historic achievements while William Schambra argues for a more humble philanthropy 36

The big issues and what to do about them
A group of young philanthropic leaders from Brazil, Germany, Palestine, Senegal, Turkey, the UK and the US give their views 39

Philanthropic peace and beyond
Marco Demarie presents a European perspective on philanthropy 45

Private foundations: improving the eco-environment of China’s NGOs
While Xu Yongguang gives a view from China 46

Philanthropy: a user’s view
What does philanthropy look like to those at the receiving end, Alliance asked a group of civil society leaders from around the world 48

Leading gently towards the big global tent
Guest editor Barry Gaberman reflects on the Summit themes and on the other contributions to the special feature 52

From Alliance, Vol 13, No 1, April 2008

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