Word of the Day: PHILANTHROPIST

Are you one?

philanthropist (noun) - someone who performs charitable actions and donates substantial resources to a particular cause, area or social issue [fi-lan-thruh-pist]

BREAKDOWN: PHIL- (love) + ANTHROP- (humans) + -IST (one who does)

• philanthropy is charitable giving, including donations of money, time, and other forms of altruism, by individuals and organizations to social causes 

• philanthropic means of or pertaining to philanthropy; humanitarian

“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.” —Martin Luther King Jr.