KVFIL Philanthropy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sat 4. 10. 12:50–16:15 S309, Sat 22. 11. 12:50–16:15 S309
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Generally beneficial activities of non-profit organizations cannot do without donors, sponsors and patrons - private persons, entrepreneurs and firms. The course Philanthropy addresses the foundations, principles, history and forms of philanthropic behaviour. Its aim is to equip managers and staff of non-profit organizations with knowledge necessary for understanding the reasons that lead private entities to donate something, and for being able to react to these incentives and find efficient ways of utilization and support of philanthropic activity. In this way, the course covers both theoretical (some psychological aspects, history) and practical topics (the present-day situation on the donor "market" in the Czech Republic, comparison of approaches in different countries, etc.).
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Antique age
  • Early Midlle Ages
  • Midlle Ages
  • Changes in society in late Midlle Ages
  • Philanthrophy in the beginning of modern period
  • Philanthrophy in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • American way of Philanthrophy
  • Between gifts and foundation
  • Philanthrophy and social state
Literature
  • Bremner, R. H. Giving. Charity and Philanthropy in History. London: Transaction Publishers, 1993. ISBN 1-56000-137-2
  • J. B. Schneewind. Giving: Western Ideas of Philanthropy. Indiana University Press, 1996. ISBN: 0253330726
  • BREMNER, Robert H. From the depths : the discovery of poverty in the United States. 2nd print. New York: New York University Press, 1964, xiii, 364. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of lectures. Examination requirements include writing up a seminar essay of an applicational character. The form of the examination is oral.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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