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Philanthropy
is doing something for the public good to improve other people's lives. A person who does that is called a philanthropist. Philanthropy often involves
donating
money for things that need to be done.
The word
philanthropy
comes from
Greek
words that mean "love of
humanity
". Former
President
of
Uruguay
,
Jose Mujica
donated 90% of his salary to
charity
. This is an example of philanthropy.
Today philanthropy is used for
public good
, focusing on quality of life. People owning big business donates their salary to charities such as
Bill Gates
,
Mark Zuckerberg
,
Lee Miglin
,
Chuck Feeney
,
Mr Beast
and
Ted Turner
.
