TY - JOUR
T1 - Elite Philanthropy in Israel
AU - Schmid, Hillel
AU - Rudich-Cohn, Avishag
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - The paper presents the findings of a study on elite philanthropy in Israel. The study aimed to describe and analyze the scope of elite philanthropy, which has been affected by the growth and relative stability of the Israeli economy. The study also aimed to shed light on the demographic characteristics of elite philanthropists, their motives for giving, preferred target populations and areas of interest for donations, the value of donations, and the channels and mechanisms through which donations are made. The findings revealed that the average percentage of donations out of the philanthropists' total earnings was not lower than the percentage found among philanthropists in other Western countries. In the paper, we clarify the meaning of elite philanthropy in the context of Israeli society and the role of elite philanthropists in promoting social programs. We discuss the philanthropists' sense of obligation to "give back" to the society which enabled them to become wealthy.
AB - The paper presents the findings of a study on elite philanthropy in Israel. The study aimed to describe and analyze the scope of elite philanthropy, which has been affected by the growth and relative stability of the Israeli economy. The study also aimed to shed light on the demographic characteristics of elite philanthropists, their motives for giving, preferred target populations and areas of interest for donations, the value of donations, and the channels and mechanisms through which donations are made. The findings revealed that the average percentage of donations out of the philanthropists' total earnings was not lower than the percentage found among philanthropists in other Western countries. In the paper, we clarify the meaning of elite philanthropy in the context of Israeli society and the role of elite philanthropists in promoting social programs. We discuss the philanthropists' sense of obligation to "give back" to the society which enabled them to become wealthy.
KW - Elite philanthropy
KW - Giving back to society
KW - Motives for contribution
KW - New philanthropy
KW - Scope and range of contributions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84856426482&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12115-011-9523-7
DO - 10.1007/s12115-011-9523-7
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AN - SCOPUS:84856426482
SN - 0147-2011
VL - 49
SP - 175
EP - 181
JO - Society
JF - Society
IS - 2
ER -