Profound changes were taking place in American society during the period of the 1960s and 1970s when legislation for the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities was enacted and the agencies went into operation.... Lees meer.

Collection includes some of the author s most important essays written during 25 years of research among the Warao of the Orinoco Delta. Focus is on religious life for which author provides in-depth comparative and historical interpretations of the symbolic values the... Lees meer.

In recent decades women s political empowerment has become an important foreign policy and assistance objective. Every year donor governments and multilateral organizations partner with hundreds of civil society groups around the world to train women to run for office... Lees meer.

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Here s a concise easy-to-understand guide to the objective of the philanthropic gift. This book emphasizes endowment building and eliminates the confusion built into the terms gift planning legacy giving and planned giving . It focuses on the ultimate goal of the... Lees meer.

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One of the signal events in global politics in the last decade has been the transformation of political and civic activism. Not only is the new activism qualitatively different in character from what it was in 2000 its intensity and frequency have dramatically increas... Lees meer.

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At the outset of independence 18 years ago Kazakhstan s leaders promised that the country s rich natural resources with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world would soon bring economic prosperity. It appeared that democracy was beginning to take hold in... Lees meer.

I walked across the highway and stood on the bank overlooking Lake Roosevelt. My attention was directed to the area where Kettle Falls once flowed. As I stood there the wind came. As I listened I imagined that it talked to me. It seemed that it was telling me of how th... Lees meer.

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This complete history of one of the largest non-Slavic ethnic groups charts it from its emergence in the mid-fifteenth century to the present. Martha Brill Olcott details the major events that have shaped the character of the Islamic nation of Kazakhstan discussing the... Lees meer.

Provides development professionals executive directors consultants and volunteers the information needed to understand and implement an endowment program that will get bottom-line results. Based on the philosophy and teachings of Henry R Rosso this book offers syste... Lees meer.

In recent decades women s political empowerment has become an important foreign policy and assistance objective. Every year donor governments and multilateral organizations partner with hundreds of civil society groups around the world to train women to run for office... Lees meer.

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