{"id":1443,"date":"2022-01-20T19:10:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T00:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2025-05-02T10:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:58:28","slug":"in-defence-of-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/2022\/in-defence-of-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"In Defence of Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        In Defence of Philanthropy\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Breeze400x455.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Breeze\" class=\"wp-image-1445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Breeze400x455.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/Breeze400x455-300x341.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, at the University of Kent, in the UK, discussed her latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/agendapub.com\/books\/119\/in-defence-of-philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;In Defence of Philanthropy&#8221; (Agenda Publishing, 2021)<\/a> during an online event hosted by Carleton University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MPNL and DPNL programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Beth Breeze:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover-400x596.png\" alt=\"In Defence of Philanthropy book cover\" class=\"wp-image-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover-400x596.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover-300x447.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover-768x1144.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover-700x1043.png 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mpnl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/In-Defence-of-Philanthropy-book-cover.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Running down &#8220;do-gooders&#8221; has become a popular pastime in recent years. Journalists and academics alike have lampooned and criticized philanthropists and big donors for their charitable activities, which are often characterized as a means of self-aggrandisement or tax evasion. Yet, it is widely acknowledged that philanthropy &#8212; from the establishment of Carnegie libraries in the nineteenth century to the recent global health interventions of the Gates Foundation &#8212; has played a critical role in both developed and developing societies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breeze&#8217;s hour-long presentation, with an introduction by the MPNL program&#8217;s Dr. Paloma Raggo, is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beth Breeze, In Defense of Philanthropy, Carleton Univ, MPNL Program, Nov 29, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rby7ghT1FDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The book is <a href=\"https:\/\/agendapub.com\/books\/119\/in-defence-of-philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available from Agenda Publishing<\/a>. Banner photo is courtesy of John McArthur.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, at the University of Kent, in the UK, discussed her latest book, &#8220;In Defence of Philanthropy&#8221; (Agenda Publishing, 2021) during an online event hosted by Carleton University&#8217;s MPNL and DPNL programs. From Beth Breeze: Running down &#8220;do-gooders&#8221; has become a popular pastime in recent years. 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