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ap_four_traditions_of_philanthropy.pptx“Four Traditions of Philanthropy”
E. Lynn & S. Wisely
Different Visions of Human Connectedness
Philanthropy as Relief
Philanthropy as Improvement
Philanthropy as Social Reform
Philanthropy as Civic Engagement
Philanthropy as Relief
“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.”
Alleviates human suffering
Charity, caritas (other-regarding love)
We are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves by serving them
Weakness: Fails to address the causes of suffering
Philanthropy of Improvement:
“Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.”
Maximizes human potential
Provides opportunities for individual and civic improvement
Andrew Carnegie (“The Gospel of Wealth” teaches the proper administration of wealth by providing opportunities to maximize human potential)
Weakness: many blocked from taking advantage of these opportunities due to legal, social, or economic circumstances.
Philanthropy as Social Reform
Devoted to changing the circumstances that block individuals from taking advantage of opportunities
Actively identify and solve public problems by funding and forming national commissions
Weakness: becomes a kind of shadow government failing to listen to the public
Philanthropy as Civic Engagement
Provide resources for building community; establishing relationships/connections between citizens and between citizens and the foundation to relieve, improve and reform.
Jane Addams’ Hull House (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4GZeABlNI
Community Leadership Dialogue http://civicreflection.org/about/mission /
In-Class Workshop
Read the poem by Bertolt Brecht “A Bed for the Night” in (CER p.208) and answer the following:
1. What tradition of philanthropy is the narrator describing in the poem?
2. What do you think the narrator’s position towards philanthropy is in this poem?
3. Why does the man in the poem solicit help for the homeless by standing outside in the winter weather?
4. Who do you identify with most in the poem—the man on the street, the narrator, the passersby, or the homeless? Why?
“A Bed For the Night” Bertolt Brecht
I hear that in New York At the corner of 26th Street and Broadway A man stands every evening during the winter months And gets beds for the homeless there By appealing to passers-by.
It won’t change the world It won’t improve relations among men It will not shorten the age of exploitation But a few men have a bed for the night For a night the wind is kept from them The snow meant for them falls on the roadway.
Don`t put down the book on reading this, man.
A few people have a bed for the night For a night the wind is kept from them The snow meant for them falls on the roadway But it won’t change the world It won’t improve relations among men It will not shorten the age of exploitation.
