Foundations, Functions of

Then, Volker; Kehl, Konstantin

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1

Publication type:	Book part
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Foundations, Functions of
Authors:	Then, Volker Kehl, Konstantin
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1
Published in:	International Encyclopedia of Civil Society
Editors of the parent work:	List, Regina A. Anheier, Helmut K. Toepler, Stefan
Issue Date:	2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Cham
ISBN:	978-3-319-99675-2 978-3-319-99675-2
Language:	English
Subjects:	Philanthropy; Foundation; Civil society; Democracy; Social investment; Social innovation; Donor; Pluralism; Social change; Stakeholder
Subject (DDC):	361: Social work and welfare
Abstract:	The functions of foundations can be described by a typology including three dimensions: Goals, approaches, and types of operation. Foundations develop their role as a combination of these three dimensions and are basically defined in this regard by donor intent as laid down in their charters. These three dimensions through their combinations correspond to models of foundation–state relationships. Especially, the types of operations can be further elaborated, in particular with reference to the public benefit contributions of foundations in democracies: Complementarity, substitution, capacity, and innovation are the most prominent types of operation with reference to the state. In general, the role of supporting pluralism and thereby contributing toward the social problem-solving capacity of society needs to be emphasized. However, all these roles raise power issues with regard to growing philanthropic sectors, increasing sizes of individual foundations, and foundation strategies.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26553
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Management and Social Policy (ISM)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Then, V., & Kehl, K. (2022). Foundations, Functions of. In R. A. List, H. K. Anheier, & S. Toepler (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1

Then, V. and Kehl, K. (2022) ‘Foundations, Functions of’, in R.A. List, H.K. Anheier, and S. Toepler (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Cham: Springer. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1.

V. Then and K. Kehl, “Foundations, Functions of,” in International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, R. A. List, H. K. Anheier, and S. Toepler, Eds. Cham: Springer, 2022. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1.

THEN, Volker und Konstantin KEHL, 2022. Foundations, Functions of. In: Regina A. LIST, Helmut K. ANHEIER und Stefan TOEPLER (Hrsg.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-99675-2

Then, Volker, and Konstantin Kehl. 2022. “Foundations, Functions Of.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edited by Regina A. List, Helmut K. Anheier, and Stefan Toepler. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1.

Then, Volker, and Konstantin Kehl. “Foundations, Functions Of.” International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edited by Regina A. List et al., Springer, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_546-1.