September 1, 2005

How Women Are Transforming Society Through Philanthropy

By Caroline Preston

Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society
edited by Elayne Clift

"Not so long ago, the phrase 'women and philanthropy' seemed an oxymoron to me," writes Elayne Clift in her introduction to this volume. From Ms. Clift's experience as an employee at the National Women's Health Network and other nonprofit groups focusing on women's issues, she could see that women seldom received grants and were rarely in a position to

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