Philanthropy Old: Setting the Boundary Posts - Professor Hugh Cunningham
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Channel: Gresham College · 2012 · Education
Philanthropy has always been a feature of public life from faith and good works in medieval times to charitable giving today. This lecture looks at philanthropy in its historical context, reviews the work of the great philanthropists of the nineteenth century in particular, and asks what this might tell us in today's world. The transcript and downloadable versions of all the lectures from the symposium are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/taking-and-giving-roles-in-philanthropy-old-and-new Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There is currently nearly 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gresham-College/14011689941
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