Philanthropy and social justice in South Africa: addressing underlying causes or mitigating impact?
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2009-02-17T08:25:13Z
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Mahomed, Halima
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In this Masters Research Report, I argue that different conceptual frameworks play a
central role in influencing whether and why independent funders in South Africa
choose to engage in either social justice philanthropy or traditional philanthropy.
Based on documentary analysis and in-depth interviews with a sample population of
independent funders and experts in the philanthropic field in South Africa, this
research first puts forward a different understanding of social justice philanthropy,
from a South African perspective. Based on this understanding, the research then
reflects that the way in which independent funders conceptualise and operationalize
the reasons why they do the work they do and their roles in relation to other
development role players are the central elements that influence the nature and
scope of the funding approaches, priorities and strategies that they adopt.
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social justice philanthropy, structural change, traditional philanthropy, contextual factors, grant making, charity, funders, conceptual frameworks