Philanthropy: investing in America's freedom and progress.(Life in America)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Gaudiani, Claire | Copyright information

PEOPLE THINK WE Americans are generous because we are rich. I contend we are rich because we are generous. Voluntary giving in this country guarantees--and always has guaranteed--economic growth. The widely shared impulse to give sustains upward mobility and advances mutuality in our democracy. Conventional wisdom sees philanthropy merely as charity. Actually, American generosity is investment in people, facilities, and ideas--for the benefit of the greater good. Since 1647, philan...

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