The Rich Who Like To Share - The World's Greatest Philanthropists
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Who Is A Philanthropist?
According to the definition in Wapedia, "A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes. The term may apply to any volunteer or to anyone who makes a donation, but the label is most often applied to those who donate large sums of money or who make a major impact through their volunteering, such as a trustee who manages a philanthropic organization.
A philanthropist may not always find universal approval for his/her deeds. Common accusations include supporting an unworthy cause (such as funding art instead of fighting world hunger) or having selfish motivation at heart (such as avoiding taxes or attaining personal fame)."
This lens is about those among the richest who enjoy sharing their fortunes with those who don't have that much.
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World's Richest
- Forbes.com Special Report - The World's Billionaires.
- World's richest people - who they are?
Philanthropy - another way to make more money? From Forbes.com
- Philanthropy 101
- Revealing article on philanthropy basics .
- Charity Made Efficient
- How new technologies are making charities much more efficient at processing and using your money.
- Charity Fraudsters
- The charitable industry is attracting con artists and fraudsters simply because there is little or no regulatory scrutiny, and because the general public places their trust in charity.
- Benefits From Giving
- Charitable-giving tactics and strategies that could improve your financial planning.
- Performance Philanthropy
- Geneva Global, a for-profit company, applies an investment banking approach to traditional checkbook charity.
BusinessWeek's annual ranking of America's most philanthropic companies (2004)
- The Top Givers
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004 - special report.
- The 50 Most Generous Philanthropists
- PDF file.
- Graphic: Star Power Of The Purse
- Oprah Winfrey
Winfrey is the only star who qualified for our ranking of the Top 50 most generous philanthropists. She's also the first African American philanthropist to land on the list, contributing $175 million to educational initiatives at home and abroad. And with her Angel Network - in which 100% of audience donations go to nonprofits - she's inspiring her fans to follow in her charitable footsteps. - Online Extra: Investing in the Greater Good
- Philip and Donna Berber, founders of A Glimmer of Hope, see their charity not as a nonprofit but as a "social profit enterprise".
- Seeking "an Impact of Scale"
- Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank on making a difference with his philanthropy and the programs that he's most passionate about.
- African American Giving Comes of Age
- The black community's large amount of philanthropy isn't new. But new wealth, education, and strategy are creating more impact.
- A Talk with Pierre Omidyar
- "Long-term sustainable change" occurs by helping people to discover their own power, says the eBay founder of his philanthropic approach.
- The Corporate Givers
- U.S. companies have discovered that global philanthropy can reap big dividends.
- Methodology
- Figuring Out Which Companies Gave Most. NOVEMBER 29, 2004.
- The Heavyweights
- Biggest Corporate Givers Overall (2003 donations and change from 2002).
- How Corporations Hand It Out
- Most generous companies (in-kind giving and cash gifts).
- "The New Face of Philanthropy"
- According to Hasbro Chairman Alan Hassenfeld, donors want more than gala dinners -- they demand results.
- A Tale of Two Huge Gift Givers
- McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc and Microsoft's Bill Gates both donated large sums recently -- but took rather different approaches.
- "I Want to Prove Dr. Atkins Was Right"
- The low-carb diet guru's widow, Veronica, says she's funding research in the hopes of validating his theories on nutrition.
- A Philanthropist Of The Old School
- Ruth Lilly is among today's supergivers, but her style is definitely retro.
BusinessWeek's annual ranking of America's most philanthropic companies (2003)
- PHILANTHROPY 2003
- 2003 The Top Givers.
- Jeffrey Skoll: Why Delay?
- Give It Away!
- The Secret Givers
- These big-time contributors try to share their wealth while shunning the spotlight.
- The Corporate Donors
- BusinessWeek's first annual ranking of America's most philanthropic companies.
- Table: The Big Money
- hese companies give the most in absolute dollars, although they are further down the list when gifts are compared with total sales
- Corporate Giving
- Cash
- Corporate Giving
- In-Kind Donations
- Asia: Hong Kong Is Priming The Pump
- Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing.
BusinessWeek - Philanthropy Podcast
Various philanthropy resources
- The Foundation Center - Youth In Philanthropy
- Famous and Celebrity Philanthropists - presenting Famous Philanthropists of the Past, Athletes, Singers and Musicians, Actors, Directors, and TV Celebrities and Wealthy Individuals.
- Finance and philanthropy: The acceptable face of Capitalism
- As one of the world's top hedge fund managers, Stanley Fink has amassed a fortune of £180m. But a health scare made him reassess his life - and now he has decided to give up his job to concentrate on charitable work. (The Independent)
- Wapedia: Philanthropist
- Listing of notable philanthropists.
What you need to know about philanthropy, charitable donations and private foundations
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servantoftheLord
Apr 17, 2012 @ 3:09 pm | delete
- My husband and I regularly support various Christian organizations and churches. I am also a member of the Junior League and spend a reasonable amount of time working with them to battle hunger and homelessness in our community. Of course there are tax advantages to donating money, but the greatest benefit is knowing that you have given a hand to your fellow man. I believe various types of philanthropy will help our country get back on its feet, economically speaking, and in terms of morale.
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- Excellent resources. Blessed. Bear hugs, Frankster
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