Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
When Chuck Feeney decided over three decades ago to transfer virtually all his personal fortune to what would become The Atlantic Philanthropies, he said he was doing it out of a belief in Giving While Living – the idea that individuals of great means should use their money to help people during their lifetimes.
In “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic,” historian Benjamin Soskis writes that Giving While Living is a more complex phenomenon than that three-word slogan would suggest. Soskis breaks it down into three intertwined imperatives, exploring the distinct historical development of each, while also highlighting the tensions that have emerged between them and between limited life philanthropy. . .