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An ethical evaluation of philanthropic strategies employed by charitable organisations operating in Mongu district of Western Zambia
MUTEMWA, David
This study has been prompted by the fact that very little is known about the ethical aspects and operating strategies of charitable organisations in Mongu district of Western Zambia despite an influx of such organisations in the area from pre-colonial times. The aim of the study is to evaluate the ethical aspects of philanthropic strategies employed by charitable organisations operating in Mongu. Within social work, which is the guiding framework of this study, evidence of results alone does not satisfy the ethical aspect because ethics in social work are mainly deontological in nature, which means that the end does not always justify the means. The study endeavours to contribute to the discourse of philanthropic social work and, especially, towards a model for evaluating ethical aspects of philanthropic strategies of charities from the unique context of the charitable organisations operating in Mongu district of Western Zambia, which will also inform praxis in other similar contexts.
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The life motives of philanthropists leading to bequeathed donations for charitable purposes
Korček, Lenka ; Kroupa, Jan (advisor) ; Moree, Dana (referee)
The thesis deals with the motives of philanthropists who made a bequest in their will with charitable purposes. The objective of the work is to describe the issue of donation in the form of such a bequest in a will and the approach of society to this kind of donation. The theoretical part introduces the characteristics of individual donation, philanthropy and donation by will. The practical part is processed in the form of qualitative research with the aim of finding out and understanding the reasons and motives that led philanthropists to make such a decision. Reasons and motives were explored based on semi-structured interviews with narrative elements with four respondents. The identified reasons and motives for donation in the form of a bequest relate to arguments related to donation, credibility, information, purpose and responsibility.
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C. J. Walker: Role within the African American Community and in the Fight for Women's Political and Social Rights
Hofmanová, Terezie ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Kýrová, Lucie (referee)
This Bachelor Thesis is dedicated to the study of Madam C. J. Walker, who became, at the beginning of the 20th century, the first millionairess in the United States. Her life story is remarkable because of two aspects: she was a woman, and moreover an African American. The Jim Crow era, which brought by racial segregation, racism, and unequal social and political opportunities for African Americans, was certainly not an ideal for building a business. Yet Madam Walker was able to found The Madam Walker Company, which exported her hair and beauty products outside the United States and provided employment opportunities for tens of thousands of African Americans. She targeted the neglected needs of African American women. Alongside her business, Madame Walker engaged in socio-political activism and philanthropy. This thesis aims to analyze Madam Walker's philanthropic and activist acts, and based on this analysis, to determine what role she played within the African American community. The thesis uses a biographical method and is divided into four chapters. The first two chapters deal with the relevant historical context of the late 19th and early 20th centurie in the United States, and the most significant milestones in Madam Walker's life. In the third chapter, the thesis analyzes her specific...
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Education for patriotism in Czech schools
Kyzlinková, Marcela ; Stará, Jana (advisor) ; Uhlířová, Jana (referee)
The key aim of this work is a method of patriotic education in our schools, mainly in the first grade of primary schools. The point of this work is to awaken patriotism in society again. In the first step we are informed about the important ideas that enable to develope the assumptions neccesary for the patriotic recognition and for an increase in patriotic feeling. The theory pays the attention to morality, influencing behaviour; for example, material and physical values and the aesthetic. It describes each historical term individually, from the beginning of national recovery during the first half of 19th century to the present days. It underlines the need to understand correctly the individual ideas and it points out the general chaos and risks of their interpretations in society. It recognises the important tasks that our society has to face to maintain the education of patriotism succesfully. The practical aspect contains the class discussions, interwiews and analysis of individual pupils, teachers, directors and it compares the level and quality of class debats with teacher`s attitude. The main thing was to find out the teachers' personal feeling about patriotism, his or her attitude towards its education and the way he or she communicates this during the lessons.
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Cause Related Marketing in relationship to the public sector
Jurásková, Radka ; Háva, Petr (advisor) ; Mašková, Pavla (referee)
Diploma thesis "Cause Related Marketing in relationship to the public sector" deals with new phenomenon in area of marketing of companies, which is based on connection of business and public welfare activity. This type of marketing teaches big companies how to be responsible to social issues in certain country and society, how not to be indolent to minorities, interest groups, diseases and to other aspects of social need. Cause Related Marketing asserts on the base of connection of private and non-state non-profit sector by profiting on both of them. Company can on its base differ from competition and enhance the sale of their goods and services. For non-profit organizations it can be the contributions seen from new financial sources and in promoting their cause, which they are trying to solve. Otherwise, Cause Related Marketing is connected with concrete risks and the intervention of private sector into the public sector that can bring problems with definition of public interest. Then in consequence problems with selection of actual public and social issues to solve. Thanks to Cause Related Marketing grows the influence of corporations on the national state policies, what brings higher pressure on political decision-making sphere as a result of expectation of companies that this sphere will decide...
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Ethics of Philanthropy
Kroupa, Jan ; Sokol, Jan (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (referee) ; Hyánek, Vladimír (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Humanities Applied Ethics Ethics of Philanthropy Annotation of Doctoral Thesis Mgr. Jan Kroupa Supervised by: prof. PhDr. Jan Sokol, CSc., Ph.D. 2020 ANNOTATION The increase in private wealth in our cultural circuits has been unprecedented which fosters growth in private philanthropy. Charitable giving has been on a rise throughout the western world, including the Czech Republic, where we can document long-term and steady growth in both the number of charitable gifts as well as in the amount donated. In parallel, on the beneficiary side, there is a stabilized sector of well-established civic organizations covering the standard array of charitable topics. We may state that following 1989, the Czech civic sector has been revived, showing - despite all challenges - most signs of healthy maturing. In this paper, we attempted to capture the cultural and social context of philanthropy from the point of view of practical philosophy. We examined the rich roots of philanthropy and described the processes of its institutionalization until now. We paid special attention to describing the current situation of philanthropic giving in the Czech Republic. On basis of the above, we debated some of the dilemmatic questions of today's philanthropy, such as selecting the beneficiary and donor...
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NGOs and their assistance to municipality of České Budějovice in crisis situations.
ADAMOVÁ, Denisa
Bad unexpected situations in which a person needs help, they always happen. It is about situations which person cannot overcome with their capabilities. For this reason, there are, among other NGOs. NGOs are involved during emergencies, crisis situations and help all those, who were somehow affected by these events.These are organizations that are not established by the state. In the South Bohemia region, there are several NGOs that are involved into action during emergency and crisis situations.The objective of this bachelor thesis is to assess involvement and assistance of NGOs for city of České Budějovice. The theoretical part is concerned by philanthropy which is closely linked with nongovernmental organizations, since there prevails an effort motivated by love of neighbor. Another part is about the history of NGOs. There is also described the history of the Austrian Empire, the first Czechoslovak Republic, World War II, the communist era to the post-communist era. Next has described the development of NGOs, and how they developed their assistance in any event.how they developed their assistance in any event. The thesis also deals with the current form of NGOs which are regulated. These are public benefit organizations, institutions, associations, foundations, endowment funds and religious organizations. Their description is focused on basic characteristics. In the following part the thesis focusses on volunteering which is one of the five symbols of the third sector. Since volunteering serve for the benefit of others and is free of charge, it is a basic principle of NGOs. Volunteering can be divided into three types of donation by which the bachelor work deals. It is a present form of assistance that is provided by NGOs. These forms are financial, material and personal. Last but not least, the thesis deals with Government Council and the Panel of NGOs.The thesis describes the purpose and objective of the Panel and also describes the origin and the necessity of this platform in the South Bohemian Region. Additional and important part of the thesis describes each of NGOs, that are involved in emergency and crisis situations. There are also described their characteristics and assistance during the floods. The organizations are ADRA, Czech Red Cross, Diakonie of the Evangelical Church, Caritas České Budějovice and the Association of firefighters of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. End of the thesis mainly deals with the integrated rescue system, the concept of an extraordinary event and a list of basic and other components of the integrated rescue system which include the NGOs. The conclusion is addressed to the status of NGOs in crisis management and in the integrated rescue system and also describes an agreement that concludes the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic. Closer are described two agreements, namely the agreement on the provision of the planned assistance upon request and agreement on the provision of personal or material assistance. These agreements are concluded with an NGO which is located in the České Budějovice.The second part of the thesis deals with some organizations which are located in the České Budějovice and can be used when an extraordinary event or crisis situation happen. The thesis is based on research question how NGOs provide assistance. These informations are found in the the inquiries and study of available materials and agreements which are concluded between the Fire Brigade of the South Bohemian Region and the Regional association of the Czech Red Cross located in České Budějovice. From the agreements I found what forces, resources and activities can eg. The regional association of the Czech Red Cross České Budějovice provide. From the agreements and documents provided is determined that the assistance of NGOs is at a good level. The Panel of the NGOs contributes to it by a significant degree, it makes coordination much more efficient.
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Motivation of the patrons of arts
Jirková, Kateřina ; Pauknerová, Daniela (advisor) ; Hanzlík, Jan (referee)
The Master's Thesis deals with the motivation of art patrons, with a special emphasis on contemporary patrons promoting art and culture in the Czech environment. The theoretical part focuses on defining the basic terminology and presents selected studies of volunteering and donation in the non-profit sector with a special focus on culture. The current status in this field is described from the general economic aspects of the support of arts in the Czech Republic to the psychological aspects of individuals. The second part of the thesis is devoted to the patronage of art and introduces the most important patrons of art, considering the historical context and development of the patronage in the history of Czech art. The practical part is based on the media analysis and the interview analysis and the resulting summary of the motivation of the patrons of art.
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Sofie Podlipská. Public Activities in the Light of Historical Documents
Oudová, Radka ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Remišová Věšínová, Kamila (referee)
The master's thesis called Sofie Podlipská. Public Activities in the Light of Historical Documents makes a contribution to the history of Czech women's emancipation. It deals with Sofie Podlipská and her social, literary, and cultural activities. She is presented as an independent and creative woman who gained the respect of society as a writer and philanthropist and, at the same time, managed to combine motherhood with her career. Anthropological reflection of the life story of Sofie Podlipská in the context of her social activities is the substantial part of the thesis as well as the reflection of the key factors that helped shape her opinions, attitudes and viewpoints. The major part of the thesis is the description of these activities as reflected in historical resources that have survived in the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature and the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. Research perspectives that open possibilities for future studies and the interpretation of existing archival documents of the Literary Archive of the Museum of Czech Literature and the Podještědské Museum in Český Dub are also significant parts of the thesis. KEY WORDS Sofie Podlipská, 19th century, self-reflection, ego-documents, marriage, family, emancipation, society, fellowship,...
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Services in the Name of Good Rotary Clubs in the Czech Republic
Holas, Jakub ; Abu Ghosh, Yasar (advisor) ; Grygar, Jakub (referee)
The thesis analyses the motives of charity and its various forms in the present society. It builds on the critical theory of "studying up", formulated by Laura Nader in 1970s. It considers the difficulties of ethnographic research in an unequal-power terrain, where the anthropologist finds himself in an unwelcome position. Based on a one-year long research of Rotary clubs, the thesis examines the question of whether the charity is a pure act of altruism, following of self-interest, or a combination of both. Charity has lost its significance from its original Christian form over time. Today, it takes the form of a successful marketing tool. For someone it may mean caring for the disadvantaged, for another a simple tool to ease his conscience; for others a convenient pretext for the setting up of a private club. Charity in some respect replaced the Christian confession and like other commodities in the neoliberal system is consumed without creating a long-term relation between the donor and the donee. Rotary International is a worldwide network of private clubs, among its members are leaders in the financial sector, health care, public administration, journalism and science and research. One can therefore examine the Rotary club from an anthropological point of view of emerging capitalism in the...
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