Philanthropy

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Philanthropy

• Niederberger, Plomin, Ketterman, Nicholson
• Period 2

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Definition

• Literally means the love of people
• Understood to mean the contribution of financial
  support and volunteer resources to the
  not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations
  which aim to serve the public good and improve
  the quality of human lives

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Key Person

• Alexis de Tocqueville
• Wrote Democracy in America (1834)
• Discovered in America, that in order to improve
  society, people will selflessly give themselves
  to help others who are in need
• Promoted democracy in France after discovering
  democratic characteristics in the U.S.

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Key Person

• Frederick Douglass
• Former slave and self-educated
• Promoted equality, racial justice and suffrage
  for African-Americans
• Leader in black pre-Civil War abolitionist
  movement
• President of Freedmans Savings and Trust Company
  and a U.S. Marshall
• Best Source www.history.rochester.edu/class/DOUG
  LASS/home.html

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Letter from Frederick Douglass

• Helped in the Underground Railroad
• Talked with the presidents Lincoln and Jackson in
  order to help slaves and free blacks
• Appointed to authoritative positions of the
  government
• We can learn to promote equality and racial
  justice for all

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Key Event

• Philanthropic Renaissance began in 1935 when
  modern interest was created on the topic of
  philanthropy
• This renaissance was greatly influenced by
  Democracy in America and de Tocquevilles way of
  thinking

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Importance in Democracy

• Associations extended democracy beyond the scope
  of elected offices to the level of people who
  share a common interest around which they effect
  action for large groups of people
• By forming and joining associations, Americans
  are casting a sort of ballot about the issues
  which are important to them, their families, and
  their communities
• Provides citizens with tax relief

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Associations of Philanthropy

• 865,000 nonprofit organizations
• Examples
• United Way of America (Alexis de Tocqueville
  Society)
• Red Cross
• Salvation Army
• Humane Society