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| Andrew Carnegie |
- Merriam Webster defines philanthropy as goodwill to fellow members of the human race especially: active effort to promote human welfare." Philanthropy is associated with giving money to help "the greater whole" of society. Charity is defined as "generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering." Charity and philanthropy have many commonalities, but a difference between them is that philanthropist mainly donates to institutions while charitable donations are more so for individuals. Institutions are not always in major need of the money, but by receiving money, they can make improvements. Charity, on the other hand, can help individuals versus large institutions.
- According to an article from America's library of Congress, "Andrew Carnegie wanted to become a philanthropist after he retired from his job at the age of 66." After retiring, Carnegie's "new occupation" became philanthropy. "He founded the Carnegie Institution to fund scientific research and established a pension fund for teachers with a $10 million donation." He gave money to towns and cities which lead to the construction of more than 2,000 public libraries. Carnegie established the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and funded the building of the Hague Palace of Peace." His love for reading and education along with world peace led him to fund the organizations that he did.
- The Carnegie Foundation website pointed out that they are involved with many educational programs and systems from Denver to Maryland to Arizona. Each of these systems is part of "iLEAD" which helps improve "leadership education and development." The website clearly notes states that, "The current work of the Foundation is focused on using the tools and tenets of improvement science to network Improvements Communities to accelerate how the field learns.
- Branches of Carnegie Foundation
- Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Dunfermline Trust
- Endowment for International Peace
- Carnegie Foundation
- the advancement of teaching
- Carnegie Hall
- Institution for science
- Library of Pittsburgh
- Mellon University
- Museum of Pittsburgh
- Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- UK Trust
- Hero Fund Commission (US)
- Hero Fund (Belgium)
- Belonningsfund for Heltemod (Denmark)
- Foundation Carnegie (France)
- The Fondazione Carnegie Per Gli Atti De Eroismo (Italy)
- Stichting Carnegie Heldenfonds (The Netherlands)
- Heltefond for Norge (Norway)
- Carnegiestiftelsen (Sweden)
- Rescuers Foundation (Switzerland)
- Hero Fund Trust (UK)
- According to Forbes, "America's Top 10 Givers (of 2017) were; Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Walton Family, George Soros, Marck Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Gordon and Betty Moore, James and Marilyn Simons, Hansjoerg Wyss, and Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna.
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has a $50.7 billion endowment, as of 2017, and has given $46 billion since it was established. The foundation supports, "Global health, international development, and US education." In 2017 it gave money to support polio causes, vaccine delivery, and agriculture development.
- If I were a philanthropist I would invest in education especially for girls in developing countries, as well as helping third world counties with basic needs such as clean drinking water.
Imagine yourself as a philanthropist. What types of work would you invest in, and why?
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