Philanthropy

=== Celebrity philanthropy ===
'''Celebrity philanthropy''' refers to [[celebrity]]-affiliated [[charitable]] and [[philanthropic]] activities. It is a scholarship topic in studies of "the popular" vis-à-vis the modern and post-modern world.<ref name="Allatson15">{{cite book|last1=Allatson|first1=Paul|last2=Jeffreys|first2=Elaine|title=Celebrity Philanthropy|date=2015|publisher=Intellect|location=Bristol, U.K.}}</ref>{{rp|3}} Structured and systematised charitable giving by celebrities is a relatively new phenomenon. Although charity and [[Celebrity|fame]] are associated historically, it was only in the 1990s that entertainment and sports celebrities from affluent western societies became involved with a particular type of philanthropy.<ref name="Allatson15" />{{rp|1–16}} Celebrity philanthropy in contemporary western societies is not isolated to large one-off monetary donations. It involves celebrities using their publicity, brand credibility, and personal wealth to promote [[not-for-profit organisation]]s, which are increasingly business-like in form.

This is sometimes termed as "celanthropy"—the fusion of celebrity and cause as a representation of what the organisation advocates.<ref name="Allatson15" />{{rp|5}}

==== Implications on government and governance ====
The advent of celebrity philanthropy has coincided with the contraction of government involvement in areas such as [[welfare]] support and [[foreign aid]] to name a few.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} This can be identified from the proliferation of [[neoliberal]] policies.{{Citation needed|reason=Vague and tenuous link|date=January 2022}}

[[Public interest group]]s, not-for-profit organisations and the [[United Nations]] now budget extensive amounts of time and money to use celebrity endorsers in their campaigns. An example of this is the [[People's Climate March (2014)|People's Climate March]] of 2014. The demonstration was part of the larger [[People's Climate Movement]], which aims to raise awareness of [[climate change]] and environmental issues more generally. Notable celebrities who were part of this campaign included actors [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], [[Mark Ruffalo]], and [[Edward Norton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Endorsements|url=http://peoplesclimate.org/endorsements/|website=People's Climate Movement|access-date=27 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814092039/http://peoplesclimate.org/endorsements/|archive-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>

==== Examples ====
*[[The Concert for Bangladesh (album)|The Concert for Bangladesh]]
*[[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]]
*[[LiveAid]]
*[[NetAid]]
*[[Danny Thomas#St. Jude Children's Research Hospital|Danny Thomas and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]]
*[[Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media]]
*[[Jerry Lewis#MDA and an annual tradition|Jerry Lewis and the MDA Telethon]]
*[[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors]]
*[[Newman's Own]]
*[[Tiger Woods#TGR Foundation|Tiger Woods Foundation]]
*[[Richard Gere#Personal life and activism|Richard Gere Activism]]
*[[Remote Area Medical]]