Glenn Ashton, writer for allAfrica.com, analyzes how modern philanthropy affects communities on a local and global scale.
Ashton writes that philanthropy goes beyond mere humanitarianism and charity. He states that philanthropy is all about "enabling self sufficiency." Modern philanthropy has the affluent not really connecting with the poor, but only creating an oligarchy where the giving power lies only within the rich. Philanthropy is more than dispensing clothing, food or housing, but is a virtue that supports the needy on how to stand on their own feet.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”