Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright, set the stage for today’s image of philanthropy: ‘the refuge of people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures’. In his comedic stage…
Today’s image of philanthropy focuses on community foundations. Given their diverse roles, they have been compared to being the institutional equivalent of ‘philanthropic cruise directors’: ‘Julie [the cruise director]…
Our third image of philanthropy is the idea that ‘philanthropy is like acupuncture’. This has been put forward by a couple of authors to convey the importance of appropriate skills…
For our second image of philanthropy, we look at the organisational form of the trust; we go back to the early 20th century and an entry by Pierre Lepaulle in…
Starting off our series on ‘Images of Philanthropy’ is an analogy put forward by John Bare, Vice President for Programs at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Commenting on the…
Imagery, metaphor and analogy have always played a central role in the casting, practice and understanding of philanthropy. This goes back as far as the literal origins of Western philanthropy. From…