The Generosity Crisis

The Generosity Crisis

by Brian Crimmins, Nathan Chappell, Michael Ashley
Released November 2022
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781394150571

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Book description

Rekindle America's faith in charitable and nonprofit organizations

In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity's Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity. The authors offer inspirational solutions to the dramatic downturn in giving in the US, showing us how to re-establish the interconnection that drives reciprocity, love, and generosity.

You'll discover how to help reignite the radical connection between us and value-driven organizations that strive to improve life on Earth. You'll also become part of the conversation about generosity as an antidote to isolation and learn to take personal responsibility for the world's most seemingly intractable problems. The book also includes:

  • Actionable insights from a variety of vantage points informed by the authors' decades of experience in nonprofit and social benefit organizations
  • A broad and deep analysis of how to revitalize the spark of generosity that once made the American nonprofit sector such a powerful force for good
  • Strategies for looking beyond technology as the only scalable solution to the charitable deficit

An engrossing and essential treatment of practical charity and real-world nonprofit work, Generosity Crisis will earn a place in the libraries of nonprofit leaders, directors, managers, and other professionals with a personal stake in ensuring the continued survival of the American charitable sector.

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT
  4. DEDICATION
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. PART I: OUR PROBLEM
    1. CHAPTER 1: What Would Happen if Everyone Stopped Giving?
      1. HOSPITALS
      2. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
      3. ZOOS
      4. MUSEUMS
      5. HUMAN SERVICES
      6. PERFORMING ARTS
      7. TECHNOLOGY
      8. THE TRUTH ABOUT PHILANTHROPY
    2. CHAPTER 2: Why Our Crisis Exists
      1. “OH, YOU WANT YOUR DIPLOMA?”
      2. WHAT CAN NONPROFITS LEARN FROM THESE STORIES
      3. EXTERNAL FACTORS
      4. TAX CHANGES MADE GIVING TRICKIER
      5. WHY THIS MATTERS—OR TWO PROBLEMS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
      6. MORE ON DONOR FRICTION
      7. THE CROWDING OUT EFFECT
      8. COMPETITION BETWEEN NONPROFITS
      9. PROLIFERATION OF OMNI-CHANNEL MESSAGING
      10. SHIFTING VALUES TOWARD ALTRUISM
      11. LOSING OUR RELIGION
      12. HAPPINESS IS TRENDING NEGATIVE
      13. SUSPICION TOWARD INSTITUTIONS
      14. INTERNAL FACTORS
      15. TAKING DONORS FOR GRANTED
      16. FAILURE TO STAY TRUE TO THE MISSION
      17. FAILURE TO ENGAGE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
      18. TECHNOLOGY REINFORCING TRANSACTIONAL VERSUS TRANSFORMATIONAL GIVING
      19. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE RIGHT PURPOSE
      20. INCORRECTLY PIGEONHOLING PEOPLE AS FIXED DONORS OR NON-DONORS
      21. FAILURE TO DISCERN AND MEASURE GENEROSITY'S REAL MOTIVATORS
      22. CORPORATE AMERICA HAS YOUR NUMBER
    3. CHAPTER 3: From Shareholder Value to Shareholder Values
      1. INSIGHTS FROM JAMAL'S STORY
      2. PATAGONIA
      3. BEN & JERRY'S
      4. THE BODY SHOP
      5. KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR NONPROFITS
      6. “YOU CAN HAVE BOTH” COMES TO RESTAURANTS
      7. WORKERS ARE NOW VALUES-DRIVEN, TOO
      8. CORPORATE AMERICA REDEFINED
      9. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR NONPROFITS
      10. WHY THE CORPORATIONS TOOK ACTION
    4. CHAPTER 4: The Trust Breakdown
      1. A TALE OF TWO MOGULS
      2. PHILANTHROPY REIMAGINED
      3. THE PUBLIC RESPONDS
      4. WHY THIS MATTERS
      5. SEA CHANGE
      6. WHAT DISTRUST IN NONPROFITS LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE
      7. GOING TO THE DARK SIDE
      8. IT GETS WORSE
      9. EXPLOITING DESPERATE TIMES DOESN'T MAKE THINGS ANY BETTER
      10. THE CORPORATE GAME PLAN: BE MISSION-DRIVEN AND COLLECT BIG DATA
      11. WHAT COMMON CORE CAN TEACH US (EVEN IF IT DIDN'T TEACH THE KIDS)
    5. CHAPTER 5: The Continental Connection Drift
      1. A TALE OF TWO CHILDHOODS
      2. AND THEN COVID MADE THINGS WORSE
      3. THE ROT GOES DEEPER
      4. WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR TRIBE, BUT OFTEN BOWLING ALONE
      5. THE UNITED STATES OF SCREENS
      6. PROBLEMS WITHIN PROBLEMS
      7. CORPORATE AMERICA AND THE ATTENTION ECONOMY
      8. FALLOUT
      9. NONPROFITS REMAIN UNSPARED
      10. HOW CORPORATIONS OVERCAME ATOMIZATION
      11. RADICAL CONNECTION IS THE ANSWER
      12. SHIFTING FROM THE TRANSACTIONAL TO THE RELATIONAL
  7. PART II: OUR SOLUTION
    1. CHAPTER 6: Decoding Generosity
      1. THE SHAVING SHELLACKING
      2. ARISTOTLE RAISED QUESTIONS WE CAN NOW ANSWER
      3. DEMYSTIFYING GIVING
      4. CHANGING MINDS REQUIRED
      5. RADICAL CONNECTION CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
      6. RADICAL CONNECTION IN THE CREATOR ECONOMY
      7. RADICAL CONNECTION WITH EVERYONE IS IMPOSSIBLE
      8. THE FOUR RULES OF RADICAL CONNECTION
      9. HOW ONE COMPANY BUILDS RADICAL CONNECTIONS
      10. UNPRECEDENTED PRECISION
      11. UNPRECEDENTED PERSONALIZATION
      12. ONE MORE THING: STOP LOOKING AT COMPANIES AS THE BAD GUYS
    2. CHAPTER 7: When Generosity Is Good for Business—and Society
      1. TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF AT TD AMERITRADE
      2. INSIGHTS
      3. PROFIT
      4. PEOPLE
      5. PLANET
      6. WHY THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE MATTERS
      7. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FORMS RADICAL CONNECTION
      8. DEEP CONNECTION
      9. INDUCING JOY, MEANING, AND PURPOSE
      10. HOW SOMETHING CAN BECOME PART OF YOUR LEGACY
      11. EVEN SO, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MUST BE DONE RIGHT
      12. HOW TO KEEP THINGS AUTHENTIC
      13. WHY NONPROFITS SHOULD EMBRACE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES
      14. BUT NEVER FORGET THE EMPLOYEES
    3. CHAPTER 8: Making Generosity Personal
      1. PERSONALLY GAINING BY EMBRACING RADICAL CONNECTION
      2. HELPING OURSELVES—THROUGH HELPING OTHERS
      3. IT LEADS TO PERSONAL HEALTH BENEFITS
      4. IT BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES
      5. LET'S NOT LEAVE OUT THE BENEFITS TO FAMILY BONDS
      6. IT AIDS THE ENVIRONMENT (PEOPLE and Nature)
      7. YOUR GENEROSITY HOMEWORK?
    4. CHAPTER 9: Creating Radical Connection with Emerging Tech
      1. TRANSFORMING TECH: FROM A PROBLEM TO A SOLUTION
      2. THE RELATIONSHIP QUANDARY
      3. THE REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE QUANDARY
      4. A HYBRID SOLUTION IN SIGHT?
      5. LEVERAGING TECH FOR GOOD
      6. GENEROSITY'S FUTURE
      7. The Kaplans 2.0?
      8. WHAT THE NEW KAPLANS CAN TEACH US
    5. CHAPTER 10: Notes from the Field:
      1. THE FARMLINK PROJECT: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO
      2. ILLUMINA: THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE MEETS NEXT-GEN GENETICISTS
      3. THE RASKOB FOUNDATION: KEEPING MORE GENERATIONS INVOLVED IN TRADITION
      4. BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION: BUILDING TRUST AND COMMUNITY IN AFRICA FOR HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS
      5. COMIC RELIEF US: HELPING CHILDREN ONE RED NOSE AT A TIME
  8. INDEX
  9. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

Product information

  • Title: The Generosity Crisis
  • Author(s): Brian Crimmins, Nathan Chappell, Michael Ashley
  • Release date: November 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781394150571