What is a philanthropist and How to become a famous philanthropist?

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Philanthropist
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What is a philanthropist?

• The giving behavior of philanthropist, who is
  looking to promote philanthropic work, or welfare
  of others by not just donating money, but they
  volunteer their time for a cause. Contributing to
  the well-being of others makes you happy, feels
  satisfied, and finds more meaning in life.

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Philanthropy vs. Charity

• There is a difference between Philanthropy and
  Charity. A nonprofit or charity organization
  which executes all the actions towards the
  welfare of others life and improves their life.
  Philanthropy is an act that involves funding or
  donations for charities that fulfill the need of
  charities to achieve their nonprofit goals.
• You can also build a good career in philanthropy.
  There you will get an opportunity to connect with
  well-known philanthropists and build a good
  relationship with them. For a career in
  philanthropy, you will need a few essential
  skills and abilities like adaptability and
  perseverance, passion, people skills, and a
  growth mindset

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Here are some of the famous philanthropist's list
in the world.

• Warren Buffett Warren Buffett has focused to
  support for poverty and healthcare initiatives.
  Since 2006 he has given away 34 billion for
  health, poverty alleviation.
• Bill Melinda GatesBill Gates his wife
  Melinda Gates run a private charitable foundation
  with 46.8 billion in assets. They worked on
  global poverty, economic development, healthcare
  and education, and more.
• Azim Premji Azim Premji role model for Indian
  philanthropy runs Wipro, Azim Premji Foundation,
  He supports causes of education, poverty
  alleviation, and recently his foundation
  committed ?1,125 crores towards tackling the
  Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
• We can put them in a category called Venture
  Philanthropy who encourages philanthropists to
  work for nonprofit causes.

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Do you want to become a famous philanthropist? If
Yes, you should consider the following

• Think about why you want to become a
  philanthropist and what you are excepting from
  this career, why you are choosing this? Because
  of you feel good or motivates you. Or there is a
  specific cause that belongs to your community.
  You can donate to any charity or cause first you
  need to be confirmed what is important to you and
  why you are working towards that.
• Do research where you want to start. Look for the
  best charities to donate to as listed by
  fundraising platforms or nonprofit organizations,
  and chose your charity based on your cause you
  care about.
• Money giving to the charity is not sufficient,
  you should maintain sustainability. For example,
  you should start a community and raise your cause
  for better reach then there may be a chance your
  cause can get continuous funding.

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Continued

• Share your skills with relevant business
  professionals and advise them then you can become
  a corporate philanthropist as well as you will be
  able to lead and motivate others.
• The philanthropist means not only donating money
  and skills.it is much more than that. You can
  also take part as a volunteer. Nowadays there are
  lots of virtual volunteer opportunities are there
  on dedicated websites. You can do it in your free
  time. Try iConnectX.
• Share your philanthropy with your family and
  friends and educate them what your cause, why
  your cause is important and how they can help for
  your cause, and more.

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Relevant Links
Benefits of Corporate philanthropy
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