Every day we hear about philanthropists who spend their money helping people in different ways. Some generous people give money to develop health programs and scientific researches. Other donors prefer to donate to people in need, and still others fund scholarship for promising students. Although there is a variety of donations, there are only two reasons under lying all of them. Internal and external motivation make people engage in an act of philanthropy.
Some people have internal motivation for helping others. First internal motivation is giving an opportunity to others. For example, some donors give chances to someone to do something because they believe those people can do the things the donors wish they could have done. In addition donations encourage people to help others, be more responsible and kind. Therefore, society changes to a civilized society gradually because of donations. Second internal reason is self satisfaction that leads people to donate. Philanthropic acts bring happiness and usefulness for the benefactor. Furthermore, it helps to satisfy religious beliefs because all religions have some advice for their followers, so donors become satisfied by doing their religious duty.
Other benefactors become involve in philanthropic act because of external motivation. It seems the most frequent external stimulus is business. Companies and people who donate to charities do not have to pay income tax on the money donated. Therefore, they can save a big amount of money. Furthermore, they influence indirectly on people to buy their products which will increase their selling. Another external motive for donation is publicity. Some donors are interested in showing off and influence their society. They pledge a lot of money to help others just to be in the spot light. Such people seek fame by interviews and photos. For other donors, philanthropic act is a competition, and they want to be winners, so they try to show the other competitors up.
In summary, we find different types of donations, while there are only two motivations. It seems to me what is important about donation is the result. Therefore we had better not judge donors on their motivations. Generally, a philanthropic act is beautiful and humanitarian; philanthropists are respectable people, and this act should be encouraged in society.
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