Philanthropy Reader By John Rockfeller

When you give to the less fortunate, you shouldn’t expect anything in return, right? That’s why whenever I donate my time to the community, I don’t ask for anything in return. If I were to help with community non-profit organizations, the first place I would go help is at Habitat for Humanity international center.

A Harvard study conducted across 100 countries found that whether rich or poor, people who give to charity are happier. Perceived happiness increases, even more, when we see the impact of our gift has on someone.

Life is priceless. It is God’s greatest gift and should be returned to the Creator through good actions and charity. From this perspective rose philanthropy, with the aim of improving human life quality. Many attempts to “fight global poverty” were led during this

After paying off all of our necessities such as bills and food, all the funds we still have should go to charity because it is the morally right thing to do, save lives. As stated by Singer, “whatever money you’re spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.”

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland in November of 1835 to a family of handloom weavers, a group hit remarkably hard by the mechanization of the textile industry. Abandoning the minimal expectations and the now almost invaluable job of weaving in the Scottish industrial cities, Carnegie's family emigrated to the United States in 1848. After years of work and experience in the expansion of the steel industry, Carnegie obtained a general logic of arguments about labor to the broader realm of social relation, giving specific attention to the role of private upper-class wealth in a democratic society.

I had various choices to put to a charity of my choice and i have so many choices because of this new thing called the progressive era there are so many new social reforms it’s amazing it's like an amazing social justice fight , I don’t know how you got all this money i remember you being poor but whatever, anyways I chose a food safety charity for my 600,000 dollar donation, for my 300,000 dollar donation i chose a child labor charity, lastly I chose deforestation for my 100,000 dollar donation.

Everyone has something to give. What is given can be quantified in many different ways. Some people give ideas. Some people give their loyalty. For others, their effort and hard-work. Few though, are able to give what men like Andrew Carnegie were able to give; hope. That hope, however, came in the form of money. Building wealth is no easy task but giving that wealth away for the benefit of society, is the ultimate good that can be done with it. Carnegie wasn’t the only, or even the first to realize the importance of philanthropy. Johns Hopkins and John Rockefeller were two other very important players throughout American history that were instrumental in improving the society we live in today. With the current climate that Americans find themselves

Through my experiences with philanthropic work I realize the commitment it takes. I also understand the outcome and the feeling you get knowing you have been a part of something bigger than yourself. Growing up in a small town I have grown accustomed to the idea of helping others. Every year my hometown puts together a philanthropy event called DUCK Week. DUCK Week stands for Doing Unselfish Charities for Kids. It is a weeklong philanthropy event where we as a community come together and help a family in need. DUCK Week started when I was in kindergarten and has grown as I have progressed through school. When I reached my first year in high school I was really able to participate the most in DUCK Week. I was involved in several committees including finance and technology. Being a part of these committees allowed me to get in on the ground floor and assist with the moths of planning that went into DUCK Week. When I reached my senior year I was defiantly able to look back and be proud of the work we had done. At our peak we were able to raise $170,000. Philanthropy is something I have first hand experience with and I know how much the outcome can help people. That I why I fell I best fit into the

If I donated It would make me feel like I am helping out the people who fight for us and help them get the treatment they need. I would like to go to Wounded Warrior assembly's to hear warriors stories and how much joining the WWP has impacted their life. I would want to be there to give the soldiers support and help them emotionally get stronger. When I help people who help us not only will it make them feel better but it makes me feel a lot better and helps me feel better about my everyday life.

At the beginning of part three, Franklin writes “That few in public affairs act from a meer view of the good of their country, whatever they may pretend; and, tho’ their actings bring real good to their country, yet men primarily considered that their own and their country’s interest was united, and did not act from a principle of benevolence.” This is so true. Famous people and business donate to charities to improve their own image. Other people give to make themselves feel good. It is not what we can do, but what we can do to benefit ourselves. I do not want to be like that. I want to give to the community without expecting anything in return. Like Franklin, I want to engrain benevolence into my everyday lifestyle. He was always looking for a way to improve the life of others. Starting an academy, funding a hospital, and serving as General are only a few examples shown in part three.

Perhaps the most challenging part of being a philanthropist is the fact that you’ll have to turn down worthy applicants for funding. “What I like the least about my form of philanthropy is saying no,” says Linda, “particularly saying no to immediate needs, because with my strategy, I’m sacrificing the immediate needs.” For Linda, supporting long-term policy change has meant watching as multi-million dollar funding shortfalls have forced her local schools to cut staff and programs.

In “Effective Altruism” by Peter Singer, Singer talks about how we can take actions that help others as much as possible. This is known as effective altruism. Effective altruism is a social movement that aims to revolutionize the way we live. Effective altruism encourages individuals to make altruism a central part of their lives and do as much good as possible, typically by contributing a fixed percentage of one's income to the world's best performing aid and development organizations. Philosopher Pete Singer for Ted Talks discuss that you can donate at least a tiny percentage of money and still be able to live a normal life. He also references many people who donated by individuals to to the world's poorest people can make a great

Helping people is a noble thing to do especially when it comes to the application of natural justice, where human beings help those who are suffering. There is always a hidden intention in every action that is obscured by the notion of philanthropy. Returned favors expectation might not be the ultimate intention as to why people may perform an act (Michael, 1978). However, it will be illogical to say that these intentions were

He suggests that money given to a charity could morally bring about the same type of satisfaction, than if going on vacation or spending money on a video games (Singer 336.) Singer also suggests that often time’s society is afraid of where their money will end up or how it will be use when donated. Singer names four charities that are in existence which are single-handedly devoted to improving the lives of those less fortunate (Singer 337.)

In today’s society, we are blessed with various forms of philanthropy and different ways to achieve this philanthropic culture. When many people think of the term philanthropy, they immediately think of donating money to charities and other non-profit organizations. That is not necessarily the case because an individual can do philanthropy in a variety of different ways. For instance, they can do anything from taking part in or making an organization for the less fortunate. They can even participate in any form of community service that helps ‘people in that community’. Since philanthropy is all about “civic engagement, essentially social reform and community building.” Therefore, philanthropists need to connect with people and go beyond