In anticipation of MLK day later this month:

“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice, which make philanthropy necessary.”

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

On a related theme: Shifting Philanthropy From Charity to Justice, from the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Also see my earlier blogs:

Charity isn’t enough.

Volunteering, by itself, isn’t enough to save the world.