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Kellie Waring

Mrs. Gibbons

IPFW Speech

7 March 2017

How to be an Effective Philanthropist

Specific Purpose Statement: The purpose of this speech is to inform others about what

philanthropy is, the importance of it, and how it is changing by creating inspirational and kind

notes for another.

Thesis Statement: To be an effective philanthropist, you will need to understand the importance

of your work, how it is changing, and the how it can be defined by performing a small activity

today so you can change the world tomorrow.

Organizational Pattern: Topical Division

Introduction

I. Attention-Getting Device: Gain the attention of the audience

A. According to Blumenthal, Humility. Empathy. Respect for others. are words

that are suggested about philanthropy.

B. These are some words that might come to mind when thinking of philanthropy.

C. But what is philanthropy?

D. Well the dictionary definition is: the desire to promote the welfare of others

expressed by either donated money or good causes (Philanthropy).

II. Purpose and Thesis: Inform the audience of the purpose of your speech and state your

thesis
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A. Philanthropy is something most people arent aware of, let alone why it is

important.

B. I will inform you on how to be an effective philanthropist by informing and

demonstrating the benefits philanthropy causes, how its changing, and the

definition of it all.

III. Credibility and Relational Connection: Explain why the audience should listen to you

speak on the topic and discuss your personal connection with the audience

A. You may not find this speech or topic interesting; Philanthropy, however, is

important because it provides opportunities (Zimmer).

B. Everything from libraries to schools can come from the generosity of

philanthropists (Zimmer).

C. Philanthropy has shaped the way I live my life and how I plan to go about my

future.

D. It has given me a purpose, just as sports give an athlete.

IV. Orientation Phase: Familiarize the audience with the topic and define terms if necessary

A. Philanthropy has been around since the beginning of time; although, it has

changed from when just rich families would donate.

B. Now philanthropy is volunteering for a food pantry or being able to donate to a

passionate cause.

C. Philanthropy is taken from the Greek words "philos," this means loving and

"anthropos," which means humankind (Zimmer).

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V. Impact of the Topic and Speech: Explain how the topic impacts the audience and why

they should listen to the speech

A. As seniors, you fill out several different applications for scholarships or colleges.

B. How many of those applications ask for community service or volunteerism?

C. As I said earlier, philanthropy is all around us in many different ways; from

treating someone with kindness to donating for the common good.

VI. Enumerated Preview: Outline your main points

A. Philanthropy is a large aspect of life that few know and understand.

B. To understand the importance of philanthropy we will do an activity today where

we help spread kindness to others.

C. Even though it has changed through the decades it still remains as the love of

mankind.

VII. Transition: Lead audience from the introduction to the body

A. Now, this can be a lot of information to take in, it can be confusing.

B. Although, I will take these next few minutes to explain how each component ties

together and also; what you can do to become an effective philanthropist for your

community and world.

Body

I. (First main point as stated in preview in a complete sentence) As the sticky notes get

passed around, please dont write on them just yet.

A. Can anyone tell me why philanthropy is so important to us in such a small

county? (Ask students why)

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B. (Supporting information for first main point in complete sentence) Philanthropy is

so incredibly important because it leads us towards a better future because the

highest form of philanthropy is to help someone become self-sufficient (Zimmer).

1. (First detail of support for A in complete sentence) Charity is one way a

person can become self-sufficient.

a) Although, charity is also known to make people more dependent as

shown throughout the book Toxic Charity.

b) As Lupton speaks to Juan, a Nicaragua director, Juan expresses his

concern about American charity.

c) Juan says the charity has made his people beggars and

destroyed their initiative.

d) This is caused by the constant giving of money and goods but

lacking to provide knowledge to help the people become

independent and self-sufficient on their own which causes them to

be in constant need.

2. Philanthropy is important in not just areas explained in Toxic Charity, but

also in a small country like ours because we are constantly growing and

expanding.

3. We are able to provide philanthropy, help, and knowledge to not just our

own people in need but also other countries and that's why it is so

important because we are able to help other areas grown along with us.
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4. Therefore, philanthropy has to change because people and places are

continuing to alter.

Transition: (Lead audience from the main point to the second main point) Not only is

philanthropy important everywhere but it is constantly changing and has been for quite some

time.

II. (Second main point as stated in preview in a complete sentence) A direct quote by

Zimmer, states that, Philanthropy is thousands of years old. Like modern

philanthropists, ancient people practiced philanthropy for different reasons. Some reasons

were kindness and concern for the common good. Some people used philanthropy as a

way to gain recognition, prestige, and power and others saw philanthropy as a way to

gain the favor of the gods..

A. (Supporting information for second main point in a complete sentence) We all

know as we approach college and thinking about the rest of our lives that our

plans and goals have changed; why would philanthropy be any different?

1. (First detail of support for A in complete sentence) (Show philanthropy

powerpoint and explain the difference in food drive) Although, a lot of the

same projects are done to help support the same causes, for example,

world hunger.

a) The way people act out and go about planning and performing

their philanthropic ways has changed.

2. (Second detail of support for A in complete sentence) Millennials are

changing the face of philanthropy.

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a) It has gone from three factors: time, talent, and treasure to now five

supporting factors.

b) Feldman from the Case Foundation states the new two factors are

voice and network.

c) Voice has formed in the way people use their time spent

advocating to their philanthropic advantage.

d) Network has only been created by the multitude of social media

sources and new online relationships.

B. (Supporting information for second main point in a complete sentence) Now even

though we may not consider ourselves Millennials, this change still affects us.

1. (First detail of support for B in complete sentence) We still need to take

advantage of the changing forces that our shaping philanthropy and our

lives.

a) Now with a laptop or smart phone anyone can start a charity or

advocate for a cause they are passionate about.

b) It isnt just the rich and prestigious anymore who can make a

difference, it can be anyone.

C. (Supporting information for second main point in a complete sentence) Now with

that being said, please take out a marker, pen, or pencil and use your time to

create a small, inspirational, and kind note to be given to someone else.

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1. (First detail of support for C in complete sentence) Even though this seems

like a small and useless activity to use to demonstrate philanthropy, it can

make a huge impact.

a) Who still remembers when the elementary came to our high school

to do this same project?

(1) Remember how it made some feel?

2. (Second detail of support for C in complete sentence)You will be using

your talent to maybe add an intricate design, your treasure of a glittery pen

maybe, your voice to take this knowledge to others about why you are

doing this, and your network to spread these kind notes to social media.

Transition: (Lead audience from the second main point to the third main point) As you keep

working on those I will continue to talk about the last point of how to be an effective

philanthropist, which is how philanthropy is defined.

III. (Third main point as stated in preview in a complete sentence) For these past few minutes

you have heard me continually saying philanthropy and charity and giving to others,

although, what is all of this anyways?

A. (Supporting information for third main point in a complete sentence)

Philanthropy, as stated by Zimmer, is the process of improving the wellbeing of

others by cancelling out social problems.

1. (First detail of support for A in a complete sentence) This is different than

charity.
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a) Charity is the process of cancelling the suffering that is made by

social issues (Zimmer).

2. (Second detail of support in a complete sentence) Although, both go hand

in hand, you must decide if you want to make a lasting effect that

philanthropy would cause, or just to lighten the load which would

technically be philanthropy.

B. (Supporting information for third main point in a complete sentence) As I

explained earlier, time, talent, treasure, voice, and network are all factors that go

into philanthropy.

1. If youre like me, a philanthropist with no money, dont despair.

2. Start thinking about the one or two things you can do to make your little

corner of the world a bit nicer. (Kennedy).

3. Kennedy states that you dont need a lot of money, or even any to create a

change in your community.

a) Such as our project with sticky notes to help spread a little joy.

b) We didnt use a lot of money or alot of time but we are still going

to make a dent.

Transition: (Lead audience from the body to the conclusion) I hope this explanation between

philanthropy and charity helps your understanding and definitions.

Conclusion

I. Wrap-up Signal: (Signal the beginning of the conclusion) With these three steps of

understanding you can become an effective philanthropist.

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II. Restatement of Thesis: (Restate your thesis) To be an effective philanthropist, you will

need to understand the importance of your work, how it is changing, and the how it can

be defined by performing a small activity today so you can change the world tomorrow.

III. Summary of Main Points: (Provide the audience with a complete summary of your main

points) The purpose of this speech is to inform you, the audience, about what

philanthropy is, the importance of it, and how it is changing by creating inspirational and

kind notes for another.

A. So why is it important?

B. Philanthropy is important to our little community because we are continually

growing and changing.

C. Philanthropy is a process of helping others become more self-sufficient and

therefore decreases the need of charity and constant need.

D. Even though philanthropy is thousands of years old it has changed from 3 factors

to now 5 and that is shaping the way we can use philanthropy to help our

community and others.

E. Charity is better known than philanthropy but they are different by the way they

change social issues.

F. Although, they can both help and both hurt their intended passions.

IV. Audience Motivation: Encourage the audience to incorporate the material you have

provided into their lives or to behave/ think in a certain manner

A. Okay, so what does all this information have to do with you?

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B. Well now you can all take this new knowledgable about what philanthropy and

good works actually is out to your sports teams, friends, and other youth-run

organizations.

C. Even though it may seem like all we did way make a sticky note with a few kind

words and maybe a design; it can change a persons outlook on their day and they

can continue to pass it on and make a difference to other just as pay it forward

can.

D. I ask you to continue to do philanthropic work, even if you dont realize that

donating your time, talent, or treasure to a good cause, or you are using your voice

and network to spread a passion to help to others.

E. This does not only benefit you but also your community and world.

V. Relational Reinforcement: Reinforce the relationship between the audience and yourself

A. We all have had to fill out an application, whether its for a job, college, or

scholarship.

B. Now you have a little better understanding of what the category of volunteer or

community service means.

VI. Clincher Statement: Include a memorable line or phrase that will enable you to end

strongly and smoothly

A. If you get one thing out of this speech, its that anyone of race, gender, or age can

be a philanthropist whether you have all the money in the world or not a dime to

your name.
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B. Philanthropy isnt about just money or looks, its about helping others and

spreading good will to the world around you so we can all live in a better place.
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Works Cited

Blumenthal, Larry. "How to Be an Effective Philanthropist in Eight Easy Steps." Philanthropy

News Digest, Foundation Center, 15 June 2010, philanthropy news digest.org. Accessed 9

Mar. 2017.

Feldmann, Derrick. "How Millennials Are Changing the Definition of Philanthropy." The Case

Foundation, Case Foundation, 12 Feb. 2014, casey foundation.org. Accessed 12 Mar.

2017. I will be using a few lines from this website definition on how philanthropy is

changing with the times. The part I will contribute to my speech will contribute to

describing how millennials are changing philanthropy. The criteria has changed from

only three different definitions of philanthropy to now five. The old were considered

time, talent, and treasure. The two new that were added his voice and network. Voice is

how you advocate to others. Network is using social media to spread a cause. This will be

a part of my speech that contains the history therefore going into my informative areas.

Although, it doesn't support my demonstrative speech area very much it will contribute to

the meaning. It will still be a strong part of my outline and speech.

Kennedy, Karen Ann. "A Philanthropist with no Money." The Huffington Post, Huffington Post,

17 June 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.

Lupton, Robert D. Toxic Charity. Broadway, HarperCollins, 2012.

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"Philanthropy." dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.

Zimmer, Catherine. "Philanthropy." Learning to Give, www.learningtogive.org. Accessed 10

Mar. 2017. I will use a few portions of this website to promote my speech. Zimmer says,

"Charity is different from philanthropy. The purpose of charity is to ease immediate

suffering. It is usually a temporary solution to a social problem. Unlike philanthropy,

charity does not focus on ending

social problems.". This website is very informative about what the true meaning of philanthropy

is and also what the history of philanthropy is. I believe it will work well within my

outline and I will be able to display it well through my speech.