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Diaspora Philanthropy and Remittances

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Diaspora philanthropy is the practice of sending donations by diaspora communities back to their home country. Two related terms have been used for this phenomenon: collective remittances and diaspora cooperation (Johnson 2007; Kerlin and Manikowski 2011; Koff 2017; Newland et al. 2010). Diaspora communities use their philanthropic giving in a variety of ways, from spontaneous donations in response to humanitarian or natural disasters to a well-planned and organized long-term social and sustainable development projects.

Introduction

Diaspora philanthropy is a worldwide phenomenon that includes individuals or organizations and may take various forms, such as sending money, goods, volunteer labor, knowledge, skills, or other assets back to one’s homeland (Abdel-Samad and Flanigan 2019). Various types of nonprofit organizations are involved in diaspora philanthropic activities, such as ethnic, professional, regional, and hometown associations, as well as faith-based...

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  1. The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

    Ayelet Oreg

  2. Ariel University and Truman Institute, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Deby Babis

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Oreg, A., Babis, D. (2020). Diaspora Philanthropy and Remittances. In: List, R., Anheier, H., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_9520-1

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