Essays on Philanthropy

Philanthropy is the act of being a humanitarian and charitable towards the others by improving their welfare. Just like Barbara Dodd Anderson, people should possess the willingness and motivation towards helping the others. It does not call for someone to be rich sin order to...

Philanthropy in America has a long history, with intentional efforts to build up qualities, shape ideology and characterize practices that would join individuals. There are four major altruistic forms: Relief, Improvement, Social Reform, and Civic Engagement, each having different customs, standards, and purpose. Philanthropy as...

Traditionally, entrepreneurs are known to be individuals who create value. (Schumpeter, 1963) However, further research classifies motivation into entrepreneurship as the “push” or “pull” theory. The “push” theory indicates that the entrepreneur is motivated into starting a business due to external factors including but not...

Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant, entrepreneur, business leader, and last but certainly not the least, a philanthropist. Carnegie believed that money should be distributed back to society so that people could create something greater than themselves. That wealth should be given to create opportunities so that...

Stevland Hardaway Morris, soon to be known worldwide as Motown music icon Stevie Wonder, was born to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway on May 13th, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. Due to being six weeks premature, Wonder was placed in an incubator where he eventually...

Philanthropy is not new in Africa but there is not nearly enough record and systematic documentation of individual or institutional philanthropy within the African context to show for it. There are examples (Rosemary & Mutunkei , 2016) and numerous accounts of Africans coming together either...

Eartha Mary Magdalene White, a well-known African American and a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was widely known for her humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors. White was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 8, 1876. Her Mother died after childbirth, at a very young age, she was...