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• n  someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

• With little guidance available for the country's would-be Rockefellers, Nilekani became a self-taught philanthropist, building two foundations from the ground up.
• Jay Schottenstein , an Ohio business leader and philanthropist, has supported the translation and elucidation of the Talmud Bavli into English, Hebrew and French.
• Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-born physicist, entrepreneur, business leader, innovator and philanthropist, at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif.

• altruist

News & Articles

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• Hardacre receives Funk Award
  Anderson businessman, community activist and philanthropist Bill Hardacre received the annual Elmo Funk Ideal of Service Award on Tuesday at the Anderson Rotary Club's weekly luncheon.
  June 12, 2013 - The Herald Bulletin
• Late philanthropist Eskelund's life to be celebrated in Waterville Wednesday
  Gov. Paul LePage is expected to attend a celebration of the late philanthropist Kenneth Eskelund's celebration of life, scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Harold Alfond Library in Waterville.
  June 11, 2013 - Morning Sentinel
• Philanthropist pledges up to $100,000 to help Meals on Wheels
  Philanthropist L. Gale Lemerand has thrown down a challenge to the local agency that delivers Meals on Wheels: Start raising money and he'll match it, dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000 by the end of July.
  June 8, 2013 - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Quotes

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• Helen Clark in BBC News
  The legendary mountaineer, adventurer, and philanthropist is the best-known New Zealander ever to have lived,Ms Clark said in a statement. "But most of all he was a quintessential Kiwi." "He was ours - from his craggy appearance to...
• Arnold Schwarzenegger in Entertainment Tonight News
  Paul Newman was the ultimate cool guy who men wanted to be like and women adored,Arnold tells ET. "He was an American icon, a brilliant actor, a Renaissance man and a generous but modest philanthropist."
• Nick Cannon in NBC13.com
  And that's what I plan to do from now on,Cannon added. "I won't go into politics, but I will be involved in social issues. I definitely want to be a humanitarian and a philanthropist."