Understanding Philanthropy

  1. What is philanthropy? How has the definition of philanthropy changed? Explain four modem definitions of philanthropy and what elements of philanthropy each scholar privileges in his or her definition? How do these definitions fit individual approaches to giving? How do they fit foundation approaches to giving? Be sure to reference the readings, and where appropriate other course assignments, directly but you do not need to quote or cite your sources directly. For example, you may say: "Frumkin argues for both a supply and demand side approach to understanding the nonprofit sector." In this case, please cite pages and the each scholars idea.