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Dr. JEN SHANG
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Insights into the Future of Philanthropic Innovation: Philanthropic Literacy for Future Leaders
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Philanthropists, Foundation owners, B-Corp starters, CSR directors, private consultants, social impact investors, fundraising directors from traditional NGOs as well as grass root organizations, and founders of new online platforms as well as new charities…
Anyone, who helps to shape what is newin the future…
Newness
is how we can define innovation
Newness
in a way of thinking and a way of living
“It simply is not
philanthropic.”
Phil - anthropy
Love Humankind
“People don’t know what they don’t know.”
“People don’t care enough to know.”
“Clearer definitions
in philanthropy”
- James Chen
Philanthropic Psychology:
What do we mean by loving humankind?
How do we define “caring for others”?
Philanthropic Psychology
Personal self
Relational self
Group self
Organizational self
Social and Cultural Self Caring
moving beyond the
small personal self
Philanthropic Psychology
McFarland, S. G., Webb, M., & Brown, D. (2012). All humanity is my ingroup: A measure and studies of Identification with all humanity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 830-853.
Philanthropic Psychology
McFarland, S. G., Webb, M., & Brown, D. (2012). All humanity is my ingroup: A measure and studies of Identification with all humanity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 830-853.
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Philanthropic Psychology
Caring
Personal self
Relational self
Group self
Organizational self
Social and Cultural Self
moving beyond the
small personal self
Including those in need
into one’s sense of selfPersonal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+
“Clearer definitions
in philanthropy”
- James Chen
Personal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+
Caring
Including those in need
into one’s sense of self
END the seemingly righteous universal call for self-sacrifice…
Philanthropic Psychology
Because conceptually, the self is NOT sacrificed, it simply grew!
Philanthropic Psychology
Personal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+
Because empirically, self-sacrifice is not necessarily the most sustainable!
Philanthropic Psychology
Personal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+
Philanthropic Psychology
Frimer, J. A., Walker, L. J., Dunlop, W. L., Lee, B., & Riches, A. (2011). The integration of agency and communion in moral personality: Evidence of enlightened self-interest. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 149-163. doi:10.1037/a0023780
Philanthropic Psychology
Betterment of Self Betterment of Other
Means End
End Means
End End
Frimer, J. A., Walker, L. J., Dunlop, W. L., Lee, B., & Riches, A. (2011). The integration of agency and communion in moral personality: Evidence of enlightened self-interest. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 149-163. doi:10.1037/a0023780
Philanthropic Psychology
Betterment of Self Betterment of Other
Means End
End Means
End End
Frimer, J. A., Walker, L. J., Dunlop, W. L., Lee, B., & Riches, A. (2011). The integration of agency and communion in moral personality: Evidence of enlightened self-interest. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 149-163. doi:10.1037/a0023780
Philanthropic Psychology
Betterment of Self Betterment of Other
Means End
End Means
End End
Frimer, J. A., Walker, L. J., Dunlop, W. L., Lee, B., & Riches, A. (2011). The integration of agency and communion in moral personality: Evidence of enlightened self-interest. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 149-163. doi:10.1037/a0023780
Altruism, as a concept,ceases to have meaning.
Philanthropic Psychology
Personal
self
Humane
selfThose in
need+
An anonymous interviewee
Phil-Anthropy:
loving mankind
Caring: Including those in need into
one’s sense of self
End the seemingly righteous universal call for self-sacrifice.
Altruism ceases to have meaning.
Why is it good for you?
Because it increases your
psychological well-being.
(not subjective well-being)
•Donors need to feel that they are good at offering
their love to others.
•Donors need to feel they have a degree of
autonomy in how they offer that love.
•Donors need to feel a genuine connectedness
with the object of their love.
What are fundamental human needs?
Growth
Personal self
Relational self
Group self
Organizational self
Social and Cultural Self
Personal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+
Kim Tan
• He described himself as “a Malaysian who benefited from
the ‘free’ government education system in the UK.” His
first school was in rural Malaysia in classrooms paid for
and run by the government and church. It was “free”.
Growth
• “I have had to set aside my prejudices as an advocate of
universal free education in the light of the data and the reality
on the ground in Africa.”
Bridge
• “Bridge applies a Silicon Valley startup mindset to the question of how to improve education for some of the poorest kids on the planet. Their business model takes the franchise model of McDonald's, merges it with a tablet computer's efficiency at delivering information, automates daily operations through a smartphone, and then plunks the final product down in a Third World slum for $5 a month.” (Beaubien, 2013).
Growth
• “I am proud to have been an early investor in
the Bridge schools.”
Growth
Personal self
Relational self
Group self
Organizational self
Social and Cultural Self
Personal
self
Humane
self
Those in
need+• “A Malaysian who benefited
from the ‘free’ government
education system in the UK.”
• A proud early
investor of the
Bridge schools
Psychological Well-being
• Need to make a difference
• Autonomy
• Positive relations with others
• Growth
• Purpose in life
• Self-Acceptance
Self-Acceptance
• “When you have a disruptive technology or business model,
there will always be opposition. Par for the course....”
Domain Expertise
• Domain expertise for our interviewees refers to
the depth of knowledge, that when applied to
each situation, can allow genuine insights to
emerge in how best to practice philanthropy.
Increase our philanthropic literacy
• Philanthropic literacy refers to one’s ability to experience,
express, and grow love for mankind, sustainably based on
knowledge and “good thinking.”
Passion alone cannot save the world.
Knowledge and expertise alone cannot save the world either.
Domain Expertise
The
experience,
expression
and growth of
philanthropy
Good thinking
Vision for a Nation
“Clearer definitions
in philanthropy”
- James Chen
Domain Expertise:
coin the term
“functional vision”
Cared enough to look inside not out.Cared enough to go low.
Cared enough to cut 11 countries.Cared enough not to compromise on
the mission: Vision for A Nation
Domain Expertise
‘We are able to do today what
previous generations of
philanthropists could only dream
of, and that is we are going to be
able to solve some really difficult
and serious issues facing the
world today. And we’re going to
win.’James Chen, philanthropist
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