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Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day

Bloomerang

Nonprofits are set up to support a variety of social causes, such as educational, health, scientific, public safety, and human rights. Philanthropy refers to charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as a whole. In the U.S., What’s planned for the National Philanthropy Day?

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Dr. James explains why identifying with others is so powerful in a donor’s hero story

iMarketSmart

Natural origins of giving: I am like them Altruism means I give away something valuable to help another. Most altruism in animals matches this model. How could natural selection lead to altruism? It helps you, but it costs me. Altruism is still costly. This opens the possibility for reciprocal altruism.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? For donors, the personal pleasure that results from giving aid to others underscores that the charitable act is not divorced from the ego.

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