This contribution focus on the philanthropic culture of Italian foundations, relying upon of a recent research addressing the culture and practices of the third sector in Italy, especially foundations working in the social sector. The paper explain that foundations express a plurality of cultures: mature foundations with philanthropic network culture, elite philanthropic foundations, ancillary philanthropy and the young foundations of emerging societary culture. A consistent part of the organizational culture present in foundations is still defined within the discourse of a traditional philanthropy for which the differentiation process assumes a morphostatic character. Only one of the latter matches the concept of the “civil” which is typical of the Third Sector Organizations (TSOs). This culture is characterized by its “associazionale” feature: i.e. its capacity to enhance “social relations, both intersubjective and generalized, as a connection between the private and collective sphere.
Differentiation of the Philanthropic Cultures in Italian Foundations
FERRUCCI, Fabio
2008
Abstract
This contribution focus on the philanthropic culture of Italian foundations, relying upon of a recent research addressing the culture and practices of the third sector in Italy, especially foundations working in the social sector. The paper explain that foundations express a plurality of cultures: mature foundations with philanthropic network culture, elite philanthropic foundations, ancillary philanthropy and the young foundations of emerging societary culture. A consistent part of the organizational culture present in foundations is still defined within the discourse of a traditional philanthropy for which the differentiation process assumes a morphostatic character. Only one of the latter matches the concept of the “civil” which is typical of the Third Sector Organizations (TSOs). This culture is characterized by its “associazionale” feature: i.e. its capacity to enhance “social relations, both intersubjective and generalized, as a connection between the private and collective sphere.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.