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While researching and examining the early philanthropists of the late-1880s into the early-1900s and how they affected change in society and education, particularly black higher education, Avery realized no one had ever told the story of the affiliation of the Atlanta institutions. She decided she would write the story, but with a different twist to it. She provides a different lens from which to view philanthropic relationships that extended beyond the simple categories of benefactor and recipient, while preserving John Hope’s legacy and the story of the creation of the Atlanta University System. Also, having the desire to preserve the stories of African American nonprofit leaders, she previous co-authored Race, Gender and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations that centers on the lives and experiences of female and African American leaders of foundations and nonprofits.

Philanthropy in Black Higher Education

A FATEFUL HOUR CREATING THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

 

OUTSTANDING PUBLICATION WINNER

2014 CASE John Grenzebach Award for

Outstanding Research in Philanthropy forEducational Advancement

 

This work describes and analyzes the circumstances surrounding the creation and development of the Atlanta University System (later the Atlanta University Center). The affiliation in 1929 of Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College was a monumental event, and John Hope, the first black president of both Morehouse College and Atlanta University—and simultaneously president at both of them—was key to its taking place. In recounting the circumstances surrounding the affiliation, Avery brings to the fore a little-told aspect of the affiliation: the relationships Hope cultivated with industrial philanthropists of his time. These relationships went beyond the simple categories of benefactor and recipient, playing a major role in creating a unique higher educational center for black Americans.

 

This is a good historical read and a great resource for:

 

  • Philanthropy

  • Fundraising

  • American History

  • Institutional Histories

  • Black History | African American Studies

  • History of Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

  • History of Higher Education

  • Special Focused Institutions

  • Leadership, Organization and Governance

Race, Gender and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

 

 

​The authors center on the lives and experiences of female and African American leaders of foundations and nonprofits. Contributors to the volume examine race and gender as constructs and provide a theoretical background for understanding their effect on the psycho-social development of the individuals. They explore their family backgrounds and childhood experiences as well as the impact of education on their lives and future leadership.

 

 

Great resource for:

 

  • Philanthropy

  • Fundraising

  • Nonprofit Leadership

  • Diversity

 

 

 

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