Institutional innovation in philanthropy: Community foundations in the UK

Voluntas

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-241

  Daly, Siobhan ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community foundations; Innovation; Philanthropy; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51049084627     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-008-9067-7     Document Type: Article

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