Discussion Paper: Philanthropy of Africa

A starting point for the Global Fund for Community Foundation’s recent philanthropy convening in Africa was the drawing of a distinction between African philanthropy as philanthropy of Africa, and as philanthropy for Africa. In the same way, an array of researchers and practitioners has argued that there is a critical distinction, particularly in Africa, between ‘philanthropy of community’ and ‘philanthropy for community’.

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TrustAfrica

Author (s)

TrustAfrica and the Global Fund for Community Foundations

Document Type

Language

English

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