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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

My research finds otherwise and implicates current legal constructs and fundraising practices that continue to privilege the self-interests of donors over beneficiaries and society. This theory relates to what American economist James Andreoni calls impure altruism , the inherent tension between philanthropy and self-interest.

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