User:Ozioma00/Philanthropy

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'''**My additions to this article will be renaming the Heading "Celebrity Philanthropy" and renaming it to "Types of Philanthropy". This is being done to broaden the portion of the article to include other kinds of philanthropy rather than specifying on a specific kind. This provides more clarity to the article and it also gives spaces for others in the future to list on other kinds of philanthropy.'''

Celebrity Philanthropy Types of philanthropy
Philanthropy is defined differently by different groups of people; many define it as a means to alleviate human suffering and advance the quality of life. There are many diverse forms of philanthropy, allowing for different impacts by different groups in different settings.

Celebrity philanthropy
Celebrity philanthropy refers to celebrity-affiliated charitable and philanthropic activities. It is an increasingly prevalent topic of scholarship in studies of 'the popular' vis-à-vis the modern and post-modern world. Structured and systematised charitable giving by celebrities is a relatively new phenomenon. Although charity and fame are associated historically, it was only in the 1990s that entertainment and sports celebrities from affluent western societies became involved with a particular type of philanthropy. Celebrity philanthropy in contemporary western societies is not isolated to large one-off monetary donations by definition. It involves celebrities using their publicity, brand credibility and personal wealth to promote not-for-profit organisations, which are increasingly 'business-like' in form. This is sometimes termed as 'celanthropy' – the fusion of celebrity and cause as a representation of what the organisation advocates.

Diaspora philanthropy
'''Diaspora philanthropy is philanthropy conducted by diaspora populations either in their country of residence or in their countries of origin. Diaspora philanthropy is a newly established term with many variations, including migrant philanthropy, homeland philanthropy, and transnational giving. It is a relatively new term and there is limited scholarship available on it so far. In diaspora philanthropy, migrants and their descendants are frontline distributors of aid, and enablers of development. For many countries, diaspora philanthropy is a prominent way in which members of the diaspora invest back into their homeland countries. Along with diaspora-led foreign direct investment, diaspora philanthropy is becoming a growing force in the development of a country. Members of a diaspora are uniquely familiar with their community's needs and the social, political, and economic factors that influence the delivery of those needs. Studies show that those who are a part of the diaspora are more aware of the pressing and neglected issues of their community than outsiders or other well wishers. Also given their deep ties to their country of origin, diaspora philanthropies have greater longevity compared to other international philanthropies. Due to the distance buffer accompanied with diaspora philanthropy, diaspora philanthropy is more willing to address controversial issues found in their country of origin compared to local philanthropy. '''

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