Noun

(uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind.

Charitable giving, charity.

As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy .

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A philanthropic act

His tombstone lists his various philanthropies .

A charitable foundation

the Rockefeller philanthropies

Noun

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(US) The reliance on volunteers to perform an important social or educational function.

The tendency to volunteer, the activity of volunteering.

His volunteerism eventually burned him out.