Charity is ... Types and examples of charity

It so happened that in the world there is a fairly clear distinction between people on the poor and the rich. This is due to a variety of factors, including employment of the population, economic development of the country and others.

One of the high moral values that parents instill in their children is the care of their neighbor. Thus, it turns out that it is natural for a person to extend a helping hand to the needy, if there is such an opportunity.

Such actions can be called charity. And such it will be until the help is provided disinterestedly, on a voluntary basis. In this article, we will give vivid examples of charity in history. Perhaps this information will inspire you to do good deeds.

Concept and types

Before giving examples of charity, we will understand what people mean by this notion. If you do not go into the jungle of terminology and omit incomprehensible words, the definition can be formulated as follows:

"Charity is a donation of private or corporate resources, as well as funds for the benefit of third parties who need help."

In other words, if a person passes his money, clothes or other valuables to those people who need it, and does not require any payment, compensation or compensation, then this will be a charity. And you can not only help people. There are quite a few animals that need care and care.

There are 6 main types of such activities. Let's consider each of them and give examples of charity.

Corporate

Such charity can be carried out on a voluntary basis by commercial organizations. And it can be either completely unrelated to the main line of business of the legal entity, and vice versa (for example, charitable foundations).

Companies can finance various social initiatives, social projects (not only state ones), buy medicines, take part in organizing assistance to those in need.

Who does not stand aside?

Citing examples of companies' charity, you can name the banks "VTB" and "Russia", which annually list about 1-2 billion rubles to help those in need.

It is worth noting that recently, of the total charitable assistance that is provided in Russia, the share of corporate type is about 75%. Thus, it is dominant in our country.

For comparison, let us cite the following fact: in 2015, two thirds of the total amount of charitable donations in the US were made by private individuals, and not by businessmen.

Private

The essence of this kind is that ordinary people show mercy and sacrifice their personal money, clothing, property and any other values for charity.

At the same time, if legal entities can make transfers, for example, to kindergartens independently, then private investment basically involves the transfer of funds through charitable funds.

In turn, this organization already independently disposes of the invested funds, for example, to help in this or that sphere of life of a city, district or state.

As for the scale, then, as mentioned above, in Russia this type of charity is less common than in the US. Perhaps this is due to the fact that too many scammers try to make money on ordinary people, inventing stories about sick children who need urgent treatment. Of course, this is not the only trick, but it is in this way that in most cases dishonest people lure out the hard-earned money by excessive work.

And if all such funds are checked abroad, our managers have not yet reached their hands. Therefore, many charitable organizations are considered ordinary people by conventional machines for money laundering, earned by dishonest means.

Bringing examples of charity, which is private, can not be ignored by Bill Gates. This person became famous not only thanks to Microsoft Corp and the Windows program. He is one of the most famous people who donate colossal sums to charity. It's hard to believe, but during his lifetime he has already managed to donate more than $ 36 billion to various spheres of charity.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy is charity. The word itself comes from the Greek language and means love to people. Thus, philanthropy is a kind of gratuitous aid to people.

There are quite interesting examples of charity, which can be classified as philanthropy. Did you know who the Evangelis Zappas is? Namely, thanks to his donations, the very first modern Olympic Games took place in 1859.

If we consider such examples of charity in Russia, then Alisher Usmanov, who finances his own fund, belongs to famous people. Thanks to him, a large number of funds are being inverted for the preservation of the cultural heritage and the healthy development of young people.

In the RF know and citizen Vladislav Tetyukhin, who donated almost all of his fortune to the construction of a medical and rehabilitation center in the Urals. And this is as much as 3 billion rubles. And you, having such a capital, could give all your money for charity and live like a normal average person?

Patronage

Often people confuse patronage and philanthropy. Of course, these concepts denote charity. However, they differ in the areas in which gratuitous assistance is provided. So, patrons are engaged in that they help the development of culture, science, art.

Bright examples of charity these days, which can be called philanthropy, are the activities of such people as Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin and others. They managed to show themselves as well-known patrons of art.

Abramovich spent more than 111 million dollars on such activities. He is known as the sponsor of many cultural projects, he also devotes considerable attention to art.

Potanin behaves a little more modestly, but still the amount allocated to charity is large - about $ 28 million. In addition to contributing to the development of education and the maintenance of cultural heritage, it also helps children.

Sponsorship

Often, from the TV screens, we hear that the sponsor of a particular program is a producer of alcoholic beverages. What does this concept really mean?

In truth, the understanding of sponsorship as advertising exists, but it's not right. After all, charity means an activity that can not carry financial profit.

Citing examples of modern charity, you can call any actions that companies do in support of animals, children, the world, etc. Such are the charitable events from Coca-Cola. What is the benefit of the company?

For the fact that she finances the event, she can give out all t-shirts with her logo, offer her products free of charge, that is, promote her brand. This is the hidden interest of any organization. At the same time, there is undoubted benefit to society.

Social responsibility

Basically, this concept is associated with companies and organizations. There is a certain legislative minimum that firms must perform in their work. This is expressed in the deductions of taxes, duties, the implementation of norms and laws.

If companies observe this minimum, and also perform what they do not have to do, however, and this is of benefit to society, then we can say that they are socially responsible.

The social responsibility of companies is unselfish assistance, which concerns their economic activities. An example can be the construction of kindergartens, schools and other socially significant facilities by private companies.

Charity is fashionable

Above we have considered only some examples of charity and philanthropy. On the one hand, it's great that there are a lot of people and companies in the world who care not only for their own profit, but are also willing to help unselfishly those who need it.

The same Bill Gates was able to organize about 40 billionaires to bequeath their fortunes to charitable foundations. And this really deserves respect.

Of course, there are other examples of charity these days. In Russia there are a lot of people who, although they do not have a billion-dollar fortune, but still show pity and help those who have faced trouble and need help.