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charity

vr.tr.charity · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain charity as a practice and virtue, relay religious, philosophical and sector perspectives from reputable sources with attribution, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish charity from philanthropy, welfare, mutual aid and the legal charity as an organisation, noting the misfiled intercession aliases.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain charity as a practice and virtue, relay religious, philosophical and sector perspectives from reputable sources with attribution, describe the forms the registry aliases name, and distinguish charity from philanthropy, welfare, mutual aid and the legal charity as an organisation, noting the misfiled intercession aliases.

The practice of giving help, money or goods to those in need, a virtue in many religions and a sector of organised philanthropy, including charity events, art patronage as a form of giving, historical institutions such as foundling hospitals and practices such as visiting the sick; the registry aliases shafa ah and syafaat name intercession in Islamic theology, which is a distinct concept and appears misfiled. The model describes charity neutrally and gives no personal financial advice.

What it is for: Helping those in need.

It can be explain the practice; relay perspectives; describe forms; distinguish related concepts.

Distinguishing features

Giving to the needy

Religious virtue

Organised sector

Many forms

What it looks like

Not a visible object; acts of giving.

Physical character

Christian virtue: caritas, one of three theological virtues note

Islamic practice: zakat obligatory, sadaqah voluntary note

Jewish practice: tzedakah note

global giving: hundreds of billions USD per year note - estimates

How it is recognised

Giving to those in need

Charity events, art patronage, foundling hospitals, visiting the sick; shafa ah and syafaat as misfiled intercession terms

Philanthropy is organised large-scale giving; welfare is state provision; mutual aid is reciprocal; a charity is a legal body

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

giving

is a kind of - in registry terms

practice

is contrasted with - organised large-scale giving

philanthropy

is distinct from - which the aliases shafa ah and syafaat name

intercession

In practice

Families and kinds

almsgiving in religious traditions

charitable institutions such as foundling hospitals

acts of mercy such as visiting the sick

charity events and fundraising

art patronage as giving

modern charitable organisations

Standards and regulation

Charity law and registration

Tax rules on donations

Fundraising codes of practice

Failure modes and hazards

Registry aliases misfiled from Islamic theology

Agents giving personal financial advice

Fraud in fundraising

Also called

foundling hospitalvisiting the sickshafa'ahSyafaatcharity eventart patronagedānadiaconiaKimcha De PhischaIslamic charityannual givingCouncil for Voluntary Servicefantasy flightPodcasthoncontributioninternational social work of the church

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.charity-group

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What charity is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is charity, and how does it differ from philanthropy, welfare, mutual aid and a charity as an organisation? definition
  2. Is the question about the practice, religion, the sector, a misfiled alias or personal giving decisions? boundary

Forms

Forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are charity events, art patronage, foundling hospitals and visiting the sick, and why are shafa ah and syafaat different? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form or the intercession concept? action
Religion Religion and ethics.

Attribution.

Traditions

Traditions.

Traditions

Traditions.

  1. How do Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism understand charity, presented respectfully? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Philosophy

Philosophy.

Philosophy

Philosophy.

  1. What do philosophers and effective altruists argue about giving, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Sector The charity sector.

Regulation.

Organisations

Organisations.

Organisations

Organisations.

  1. How are charities organised, regulated and evaluated? provenance
  2. Which entry fits charitable organization? action

Fundraising

Fundraising.

Fundraising

Fundraising.

  1. How do charity events and campaigns raise funds, and what rules apply? provenance
  2. Which entry fits fundraising? action
Context History.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did charity develop from almsgiving through foundling hospitals to modern philanthropy? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of philanthropy? action

Debates

Debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates exist about charity versus state welfare and about donor influence, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should foundling hospital and charity event be separate primary entries?
  • How should religious and sector sources be linked?
  • The registry aliases shafa ah and syafaat name intercession and should be detached
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