Generosity
Currently, the Foundation is developing a range of philanthropic initiatives to catalyze research on several "big questions" related to the theme of generosity, including: What are the origins of generosity? What can we learn from evolutionary biology or game theory about generosity? What are the different types and modes of generosity? What are the effects of generosity on the giver and the recipient? Can generosity be taught?
Please feel free to email us at generosity@templeton.org to learn more about our developing initiatives.
FEATURED GRANT
Creating an Index of Global Philanthropy
Carol C. Adelman, Senior Fellow and Director
Center for Global Prosperity
Hudson Institute (Washington DC)
This
grant will support the creation of a new Center for Global Prosperity and the
publication of a new annual Index of Global Philanthropy, which will detail
the sources – and the magnitude – of U.S. private international giving.
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Sample Grants
| Grant Title |
Award Date |
Grant Amount |
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- America's Foundations: Promoting a Culture of Generosity
II. The Philanthropy Channel
Michael Arthur Guillen, Ph.D., President
Filmanthropy Media Inc.
Producer and Executive In Charge, Philanthropy Project
- This grant supports development of The Philanthropy Channel, a full-fledged web-based, ad-supported, video-on-demand, interactive television network dedicated wholly to telling the stories of America’s 68,000, mostly small charitable foundations in such a way that it enhances a culture of unlimited and creative generosity in America.
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October 2007 |
$5,000,000 |
- America’s Foundations: Promoting a Culture of Generosity
I. Feature Film
Michael Arthur Guillen, Ph.D., President
Filmanthropy Media Inc.
Producer and Executive In Charge, Philanthropy Project
- This grants supports production of an innovative, hybridized independent feature-length film highlighting the untold stories of America's 68,000, mostly small charitable foundations, a film that has both the authenticity of a documentary and the inherently large, diverse public and media appeal of a narrative feature. America's foundations have been quietly, faithfully improving the quality of life for more than a century. Through the power of the moving image, this project seeks to inspire all Americans to become a citizen philanthropists, mobilizing a culture of unlimited and creative generosity.
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October 2007 |
$5,000,000 |
- Oxytocin and the Neurobiology of Human Virtues: Resilience, Generosity, and Compassion
Paul Zak, Ph.D., Professor of Economics
Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA)
- This three-year project proposes to develop convergent evidence on the neurobiology of the human virtues of resilience, generosity, and compassion through three experimental projects that utilize the techniques of fMRI, measurements of hormone release, genetic analyses, and exogenous hormone infusion.
|
September 2007 |
$1,487,740 |
- The Role of Spiritual Development in Growth of Purpose, Generosity and Psychological Health in Adolescence
Dr. Richard M. Lerner, Director
Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development
Tufts University (Medford MA) - This
research grant supports a cross-sectional study of spirituality and positive
development during adolescence. The project includes: the gathering of a
national group of scholars who will define the measures and methods relevant
to such a study; the implementation of a collaborative, cross-sectional
research study spanning the second decade of life; and the dissemination of
findings and preparation for the launch of a national longitudinal study of
spirituality and youth development beginning in 2008-09.
|
July 2005 |
$1,461,032 |
