Using lessons from public affairs to inform strategic philanthropy

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-552

  Sandfort, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Government and nonprofit relationships; Investment tools; Philanthropy; Policy field development

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349122856     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764008320270     Document Type: Article

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