What is a Philanthropist?

What is a Philanthropist?

Recently in the 21st century, more and more often, millionaires are made. And more and more often these people donate their hard earned cash to charities around the globe. This act of generosity is called philanthropy. As by Google definition a philanthropist is a person who…

‘seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.’

Philanthropists of all ages and capabilities donate things of all different types and ways, though the most common donation item is money. You may want to be a philanthropist, well, you can! The act of philanthropy isn’t just donating massive amounts of money. It’s also the act of kindness for the people who are less fortunate than us. Donating your unused clothing and toys are all acts of philanthropy. But one of the most important points people sometimes forget is that philanthropists don’t expect anything in return for their good deeds.

One example of philanthropy in the world is, billionaires donating their money. Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg and Mark Zuckerberg. These people donate massive amounts of money every year. In fact, these specific people are in a organisation called The Giving Pledge. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates founded this company in 2010 and it encourages the members to donate half of their profits to charity.

Every year The Giving Pledge donates more than 50 billion dollars to charitable organisations in the world.

Another example more close to home (New Zealand), is Mark Dunajtschik. Mark is worth over 100 million dollars and works as a property investor. He recently donated 50 million dollars to build a children's hospital in Wellington.

As you can see, philanthropy is not just donating massive amounts of money. It’s mainly how willing you are to help the people who are less fortunate than you. This willingness and compassion is the true definition of philanthropy. Making our world a better place, as they say.

最近在21世纪，越来越多的人成为百万富翁。这些人越来越多地将辛苦赚来的钱捐给全球的慈善机构。这种慷慨行为被称为慈善事业。根据谷歌的定义，慈善家是一个......

“寻求促进他人的福利，特别是通过慷慨捐赠善意事业。”

所有年龄和能力的慈善家都捐赠了各种不同类型和方式的东西，尽管最常见的捐赠项目是金钱。你可能想成为慈善家，嗯，你可以！慈善行为不仅仅是捐赠大量资金。对于那些不如我们幸运的人来说，这也是善意的行为。捐赠未使用的衣服和玩具都是慈善事业。但人们有时会忘记的最重要的一点是，慈善家不会期望任何东西可以换取他们的善行。

世界上慈善事业的一个例子是，亿万富翁捐款。比尔盖茨，伊隆马斯克，沃伦巴菲特，迈克尔布隆伯格和马克扎克伯格。这些人每年都会捐出大笔资金。事实上，这些特定的人都在一个名为The Giving Pledge的组织中。沃伦巴菲特和比尔盖茨于2010年成立了这家公司，并鼓励会员将一半的利润捐赠给慈善机构。

每年The Giving Pledge向全世界的慈善组织捐赠超过500亿美元。

更接近家乡（新西兰）的另一个例子是Mark Dunajtschik。马克价值超过1亿美元，并作为房地产投资者。他最近捐赠了5000万美元在惠灵顿建立了一所儿童医院。

正如你所看到的，慈善事业不只是捐出大量资金。这主要是你愿意帮助那些不如你幸运的人。这种意愿和同情心是慈善事业的真正定义。正如他们所说，让我们的世界变得更美好。