English-Swedish translations for philanthropy

• filantropi en
  Läkemedelsindustrin kommer aldrig att handla i filantropiskt syfte.The pharmaceutical industry's goal will never be one of philanthropy.
  Världen kan delas in i ”givare” och mottagare som kommer i åtnjutande av dessa ”givares” filantropi.This world can be divided into ‘donors’ and beneficiaries of the philanthropy of these ‘donors’.
  Strukturfonderna för sammanhållningsländerna är inte bara ett uttryck för filantropi, de representerar också de rika ländernas intressen.Structural Funds for cohesion countries are not merely a matter of philanthropy, but are also in the interests of the richer countries.

Definition of philanthropy

• Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind
• Charitable giving, charity
• A philanthropic act
• A charitable foundation

Examples

• As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy
• His tombstone lists his various philanthropies
• the Rockefeller philanthropies

Related words

• philanthropic
• philanthropist
• philanthropically
• philanthropical
• philanthrope
• philanthrocapitalism
• philanthropinism
• philanthropism