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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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• Insights into the Future of Philanthropic Innovation

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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