Here’s the niggling question: if a person is wealthy by chance or by favoritism, is his giving philanthropy?
Entries Tagged as 'Philosophy of Giving'
Nigerian response to TY Danjuma’s Philanthropy
June 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving
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Proctor & Gamble Pretends Marketing Is Disaster Relief
June 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving
This scenario is entirely driven by what meets Proctor & Gambles needs: good face to customers, good marketing, good PR. Any effect on victims is measured only in terms of if they feel happy about Tide, not if they actually get their real needs met.
Churches Inspire Connection-Driven Giving
May 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving
Before there was GiveWell, before there was Bill Gates, before there was Andrew Carnegie, there were churches. As Wayne Elsey reminds us, giving through churches is consistent & huge & powerful (h/t Future Fundraising Now): Churches understand the value of the human connection. There is nothing stronger than an emotional bond. When people are brought [...]
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On the Receiving End of “Charity”
May 26th, 2011 · Comments Off · Harmful Giving, Philosophy of Giving
How Matters shares a story first told in The Sun Magazine about being on the receiving end of help: After a half-hour of preaching and singing, the church had a sharing session, and the couple brought us before the congregation. The husband told everyone that I had been going to school barefoot and suggested taking [...]
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Define Failure In Terms of Beneficiaries, Not Donors
May 25th, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving
The difference between these examples of actual harm and “underperformance” is who feels the weight of the failure. This type of philanthropy-gone-wrong is all about the donor. But philanthropy truly goes wrong when it fails its beneficiary.
China’s Museum of Philanthropy Mostly Funded By Tax-Payers
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Philosophy of Giving
The Role of Diaspora Giving
May 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · International Aid, Philosophy of Giving
Sure, a two-week international trip might open eyes (though it just as likely may not), but any site-visit pales in comparison to what we can learn from our fellow givers who were born into recipient communities and deeply understand the priorities of their first home.
Students In College Philanthropy Courses Must Give Themselves
May 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Fundraising, Philosophy of Giving
Doris Buffet (whose foundation is most excellently titled The Sunshine Lady) has been making contributions to universities to be used in philanthropy courses. The gifts of $10,000 are regranted to nonprofits chosen by these philanthropy students. Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation, which is funded by an inheritance and Berkshire Hathaway stock shares, has launched this “Learning by [...]
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