Pallotta, Dan

Uncharitable - How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential

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ISBN 13:: 9781684581245
author:: Pallotta, Dan
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Brandeis University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 344
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 centimetres (0.4
Genre:: Business, Nonprofit, Nonfiction,
Condition:: New
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Dan Pallotta's Uncharitable challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding nonprofits and their use of for-profit strategies. By exploring the limitations imposed on charities by societal norms, Pallotta argues that these restrictions create an inequality that denies the nonprofit sector critical tools and permissions. The author contends that the nonprofit sector is unfairly restricted from using the same economic principles as the for-profit sector, despite both sectors operating within a capitalist system. This double standard has its roots in four-hundred-year-old Puritan ethics and is perpetuated by watchdog agencies and efficiency measures. Pallotta advocates for a shift away from these outdated ideas, believing that declaring independence from them could accelerate progress on pressing social issues. With a new introduction by the author, Uncharitable offers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of equal economic rights for charities.

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