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as in contribution
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution
among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city
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as in charity
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy
much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle
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as in generosity
the quality or state of being generous
a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy
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Recent Examples of philanthropy
Von Furstenberg, the designer, philanthropist and author is receiving the award for her contributions to empowering women through philanthropy, mentorship and social responsibility.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Fundraising manager Most common skills: philanthropy, event management and community engagement
Top location hiring: Greater Sydney Area
Median years of prior experience: 5.9
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—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
This year’s honorees include nineteen individuals whose influence spans sports, civil rights, arts, science, and global philanthropy.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Jan. 2025
Phoebe Liu is a Forbes reporter who writes about the world's richest people with a focus on tech and philanthropy and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World's Billionaires
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—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Fundraising manager Most common skills: philanthropy, event management and community engagement
Top location hiring: Greater Sydney Area
Median years of prior experience: 5.9
8.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
This year’s honorees include nineteen individuals whose influence spans sports, civil rights, arts, science, and global philanthropy.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Jan. 2025
Phoebe Liu is a Forbes reporter who writes about the world's richest people with a focus on tech and philanthropy and works on Forbes’ flagship Forbes 400 and World's Billionaires
...
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philanthropy
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And Vulnicura is Björk’s estimable contribution to the breakup album canon, inspired by the end of her relationship with Matthew Barney, her partner of 11 years and the father of one of her children.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hodgins, 26, despite being a seemingly successful Schoen claim in 2022, is one of several Giants players whose contributions to that season’s playoff berth and Wild Card victory went underappreciated in New York.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The couple concealed their use of the charity's money by overstating the amounts spent by the charity and overstating the scale of the charity's work and the true disposition of the donations, according to the indictment.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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The White House could attempt to address the sustained decline in the share of Americans making charitable donations by considering policies that have the potential to encourage more people to give to charity.—
Una Osili,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Setting aside humanity, humility, charity, generosity, rationality, reality and other distractions, the Los Angeles fires add another element to what was already a fraught relationship between two egocentric political figures.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The interfaith outpouring of compassion and generosity is an example of faith in action, those interviewed say.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tickets are now available, as well as an option to stream the concert with a minimum donation of $5.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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About 50 immigrants, mostly women and children, are waiting to pick up food donations.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2025
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Adams is the ideal vessel for that discovery: The character is more clueless about reality than her elders, and yet her idealism is rooted in a humanism that Streep’s reactionary matron lacks.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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Siew Ting describes the ideal marketing leader through the lens of Leonardo da Vinci—a harmonious blend of art, science, and humanism.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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Police said deputies were dispatched to the home on Jan. 28 at around 4 p.m. for a welfare check on a woman, later identified as the mother of the children but not named.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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In November, animal welfare groups filed federal lawsuits against the plan in Oregon and Washington calling the strategy inhumane and alleging violations of federal laws.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Philanthropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philanthropy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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