Comments on: What is Philanthropy? http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/what-is-philanthropy-2 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean Stannard-Stockton http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/what-is-philanthropy-2#comment-351 Sean Stannard-Stockton Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:23:58 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/25/what-is-philanthropy-2/#comment-351 That's a good definition. I needed to define the word as I use it on this blog, which is why my definition is rather narrow. When definitions are very broad, they begin to lose meaning. That’s a good definition. I needed to define the word as I use it on this blog, which is why my definition is rather narrow. When definitions are very broad, they begin to lose meaning.

]]> By: M http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/what-is-philanthropy-2#comment-350 M Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:48:17 +0000 http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/06/25/what-is-philanthropy-2/#comment-350 I know you are focused more on the financial side of philanthropy, but my preferred definition goes far beyond that. My favorite definition comes from Robert Payton. He was one of the founders of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He defines Philanthropy as "voluntary action for the public good." I like this definition because it includes both formal philanthropy (things that are the archetypal western traditional forms of philanthropy such as charitable donations, formal volunteer programs, etc.) and informal philanthropy that is more common in other parts of the world. I know you are focused more on the financial side of philanthropy, but my preferred definition goes far beyond that.

My favorite definition comes from Robert Payton. He was one of the founders of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He defines Philanthropy as “voluntary action for the public good.”

I like this definition because it includes both formal philanthropy (things that are the archetypal western traditional forms of philanthropy such as charitable donations, formal volunteer programs, etc.) and informal philanthropy that is more common in other parts of the world.

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