"行善與公益"網誌之開場白；philanthropy, philanthropist

2013.9.16
週三(2016.9.14) 在"漢清講堂"，我談過"美利助成美事：簡介"公益組織"：美國、台灣、中國"
"美利助成美事：簡介"公益組織"：美國、台灣、中國"
主要談的是以"基金會的功能"為主。我當時多以美國和台灣的基金會為例，

我想繼續就此主題探討下去。所以試試此一"行善與公益"之網誌。當然，我的範圍可以比演說的更寬廣得多。


董橋："舊人物舊事蹟往往事過湮沒，無人記得，昔日胡適先生提倡振興傳記文學，高陽先生對我說：“大部頭傳記是大人物寫的大人物傳記，我們小人物若能記些小事蹟，自也算是功德。”"


philanthropy, philanthropist

我今天2016.9.14介紹美國台灣的"基金會"。
這類主題常會碰到一英文 philanthropist，通常譯為"慈善家"，譬如說，我介紹美國新聞界大亨，當過紐約市長"志工" 的Bloomberg先生之基金會，最近捐一筆錢給哈佛商學院HBS，請該學院代培訓美國的各地"市長" (市長必須"英明"，其工作之繁重，他最清楚：注意，Bloomberg的母校也有著名的商學院，他卻捐給HBS，而非哈佛的政府學院等.....)。Wikipedia 關於他的介紹當然包括"慈善家" (以他的許多巨額捐款，這他當之無愧)：

• Michael "Mike" Rubens Bloomberg[2] (born February 14, 1942) is an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. Bloomberg is currently the 6th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$51 billion as of September 2016.

不過，英文 philanthropist 意義很廣，善心/助人人士、對社會有貢獻的人，都可以稱之為philanthropist。有意思的是其人Edward W. Forbes先生與" 顏料的故事：哈佛大學博物館的3600種顏料"，他的Wikipedia 條目中的Philanthropy，都沒提"捐款"，不過，他給藝術界的"美利"是很了不起的。

Edward W. Forbes - 顏料的故事：哈佛大學博物館的3600種顏料

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Michael "Mike" Rubens Bloomberg^[2] (born February 14, 1942) is an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. Bloomberg is currently the 6th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$51 billion as of September 2016.^[3]

Edward W. Forbes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPhilanthropy[edit]Forbes served in the American Red Cross during World War I.^[1]Forbes served on the Board of Trustees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1903 to 1963.^[1][3] He also served on the Board of Trustees of the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, Connecticut.^[1][8] He served on the administrative committee of the Dumbarton OaksCollection and Research Library of Byzantine Studies in Washington, D.C. from 1941 to 1963.^[2] Additionally, he served on the Board of Trustees of Public Reservations of Massachusetts for six decades.^[2] He became honorary fellow of the International Institute for Conservation in 1958, where the annual Edward W. Forbes Prize was named in his honor.^[1]Forbes was a recipient of an honorary A.M. from Harvard in 1921, an honorary LL.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1927, and an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Harvard in 1942.^[1] He was the recipient of the knighthood of the Legion of Honor from the Republic of France in 1937.^[1]

philanthropic
adjective FORMAL
helping poor people, especially by giving them money

philanthropist
noun [C]
a philanthropic person: 善心/助人人士、
a donation from a wealthy 19th-century philanthropist

philanthropy

fɪˈlanθrəpi/

noun

1. the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

   "he acquired a considerable fortune and was noted for his philanthropy"

philanthropy
noun [U] ━━ n. 博愛, 慈善事業［団体］.

1. 《「フィランスロピー」とも》慈善。博愛。また、慈善活動。（企業などの）社会貢献活動。