# Philanthropy

## Etymology, Definition & Views

The word **'philanthropy'** is of Greek origin and is made up of the words **"philos"** (meaning "loving, fond of, tending to") and **"anthropos,"** (meaning "pertaining to man or human beings"). When put together, philanthropy loosely means love of humankind.\[1]

The essential meaning of **'philanthropy'** as depicted by [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philanthropy) is:

> the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people.

The aforementioned definition for **'philanthropy'** is what I believe most people would liken the word to. However, I think people focus more on the money aspect and forget that they can volunteer their time. Though admittedly, I myself at times have faced much less resistance by deciding to donate money instead of my time.

\[1] Source: [Online Etymology Dictionary](https://www.etymonline.com/word/philanthropy)

## Causes I care about

* [Cancer Council Victoria](https://www.cancervic.org.au/donate/)
* [The Fred Hollows Foundation](https://www.hollows.org/au/donate)
* [Sens Research Foundations](https://www.sens.org/donate/)
* [Ocean Cleanup](https://theoceancleanup.com/donate/)

## Other initiatives that I support

* [Archive.org](https://archive.org/donate)
* [Wikimedia Foundation](https://donate.wikimedia.org/)
* [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/)
* [freeCodeCamp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/donate)

## Projects I sponsor / support

* [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
* [Apollo](https://apolloapp.io)

## On ways to give back

* Volunteering
* Purchasing video games, books and resources on [Humble Bundle](https://www.humblebundle.com/)

## Tax benefits in Australia

You can claim a tax deduction for gifts or donations to charities in Australia. However, this only the case when the following conditions are met:

* The organisation must be a [deductible gift recipient (DGR)](https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/Deductions-you-can-claim/Other-deductions/Gifts-and-donations/#WhatisaDGR)
* Gifts or donations must be voluntary and you do not receive or have no expectation to receive any material benefit or advantage in return
* Must be of money or property, including financial assets
* Must comply with any relevant gift conditions

To claim a deduction, you must have a record of your donation such as a receipt.

If you made donations of $2 or more to bucket collections, you can claim a tax deduction for gifts up to $10 without a receipt. To claim contributions of more than $10, you will eed a receipt.

I like the idea of giving more of my hard-earned money to causes I care about.

## Links

* [ATO: Gifts and donations](https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Income-and-deductions/Deductions-you-can-claim/Other-deductions/Gifts-and-donations/)
* [ChangePath](https://www.changepath.com.au/index.php)
* [Binance Charity](https://www.binance.charity)
* [Sublime Fund](https://sublimefund.org)
* [1% for the Planet](https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org)