Charlize Theron remembers the moment her role in philanthropy clicked into place. The Oscar-winning actress had been talking with community leaders in her homeland of South Africa about how they could tackle the AIDS epidemic there.
Academy award winning actress Charlize Theron, left, speaks during the Town and Country 10th anniversary philanthropy summit, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in New York. Academy award winning actress Charlize Theron, listens to speakers before she address the Town and Country 10th anniversary philantrophy summit, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in New York. Academy award winning actress Charlize Theron speaks during the Town and Country 10th anniversary philanthropy summit, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in New York.
“It’s when philanthropy became news,” she said. “Who was giving? How much were they giving? Who’s getting their name on the building?”Philanthropists, Volandes said, aren’t just the people who write big checks. They are people who serve others. And the race is on to find and activate as many of those people as possible.
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker quoted the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s thoughts about philanthropy being “commendable,” but that it should not “cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.” Walker urged those in attendance to engage in philanthropy that goes ”beyond generosity and toward justice.”
Women in affluent households are more likely to volunteer than men and are more likely to influence the decisions about giving, said Una Osili, the report’s lead researcher and associate dean for Research and International Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. However, she said women are less likely to serve on the boards governing nonprofits – providing an opportunity for change for many organizations.
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