Conservative Philanthropy

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There are three different types of philanthropy that we have been discussing in class, the types of philanthropy are Effective altruism, philanthropic localism, and conservative philanthropy. Personally, I believe that if every individual has the same philanthropy mindset, all of these would be successful and help the people. Obviously, in today’s society, everyone has them believes and support a different kind of philanthropy, and I believe that the conservative philanthropy is the most effective one.
What is conservative philanthropy? Conservative philanthropy believes that its an individuals responsibility to pursue their own success. A traditional belief is a right belief, it's the way America has done it since the start, and its the way …show more content…

That is the type of philanthropy that wants to help everyone and they believe in that everyone should donate as much as they can of their salaries. It sounds amazing, but is it really the best kind of philanthropy? I do not believe so because it will always be people that we will not be able to help, and how can we decide who we should help and who we should let die? The effective altruism criticizes the conservative philanthropy that they are nonchalant and does not care enough, they also mean that the conservatives are selfish because they see their own benefits in everything. However, do the effective altruism cares about everyone as they say? That everyone is equal value? I do not think so, and in Eric Friedman’s essay, he states “Two innocent children got sick. One received the best treatment in the world. Another barely received any treatment. One lived; one died (476). Here is an example that shows that it is not possible to save everyone in the world. In this case, the guy that survived, he got medicines from Malanje Provincial Hospital, which could have been a conservative that invested his own money in, because he knew it will save …show more content…

This shows that the both types of philanthropy have the same end goal and that the conservatives receive unfair criticism. Usually, the conservatives have a lot of money, so they do not need to donate a specific percentage of their salaries as the effective altruism does, as Peter singer states, “We are now giving away about one-third of what we earn and aiming to get to half”

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