Let’s promote a culture of private giving here
Ireland’s wealthy lag behind their international counterparts when it comes to philanthropy
Giving is a universal value across cultures, religions and time. In Greek, philanthropy means the love of humankind, first described in the fifth century BC. In the present era of ‘big philanthropy’, kick-started by Chuck Feeney, who later inspired Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, the act of giving seems to define an ideological faultline.
Many simply celebrate voluntary acts of human generosity. But others question the motives – and the legitimacy ...
