Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword, by Clay Robbins
Introduction
PART ONE: Overviews of Philanthropic Areas of Engagement
1. Indiana's Philanthropic History: A Continuing Legacy, by James H. Madison
2. Religion and Philanthropy: Indiana's Traditions, by David P. King
3. Social Services in Indiana, by Katherine Badertscher and Ruth C. Crocker
4. In Search of the Ethical Society: A History of Voluntary Associations in Indiana, by James J. Connelly
5. Independent Together: Historical Highlights of the Links between Philanthropy and Higher Education, by Paul C. Pribbenow and Caitlin Crowley
6. Hoosier Health Philanthropy: Understanding the Past, by William H. Schneider
PART TWO: Trends and Innovations
Section One: Motivations to Give
7. The Cause of Benevolence: Calvin Fletcher as Philanthropist, by Nicole Etcheson
8. "The Big-Hearted, Racing Loving Woman": Madam C. J. Walker's Philanthropy in Indianapolis, 1911 to 1914, by Tyrone McKinley Freeman
9. "Take What You Find Here and Make It Better and Better": Eli Lilly and Company, Philanthropy, and the Impact of the Discovery of Insulin, by Elizabeth J. Van Allen
Section Two: Experiments in Social Change
10. The Emergence of Charity Evaluation, by Katherine Badertscher
11. Social Innovation in the Heartland, by Peter Weber and Chen Ji
Section Three: Adjusting to Change and Maintaining Mission
12. Same Goals, Different Paths: The Wheeler City Rescue Mission and the Indianapolis Community Fund in the Mid-Twentieth Century, by Amanda Koch
13. Gary Neighborhood House: Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the Civil Rights Era, by Ruth K. Hansen
Section Four: Networks and Collaboration
14. "The Problem of Expense": Lay Religion, Hoosier Patrons, and Philanthropic Logics in Midcentury America, by Philip D. Byers
15. Seeding Community Foundations in Indiana: A History of the GIFT Initiative, by Xiaoyun Wang
Contributors
Index
