Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies

1 total work

Philanthropy in Communities of Color

by Sylvia Shue, Jennifer Lisa Vest, Joseph Villarreal, and Bradford Smith

Published 22 March 1999

Philanthropy is often associated with wealthy people giving large amounts of money to charitable organizations and indirectly to people they don't personally know. Ethnic philanthropy is almost totally different: it consists primarily of people sharing modest wealth with other people, most of whom the givers know well. Too often communities of color are portrayed as takers rather than givers-this important study debunks that myth.