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Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Advocacy | The act or process of writing or speakingin fsvor of, or about a cause. |
Altruism | The principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others. |
Crowd Funding | The practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money through donations from a large amount of people, typically raised via the Internet. |
Estate Plan | A clear outline for what should happen upon death of an individual. |
Expense | Money spent. |
Financial Planning | Managing money in ways that build a sense of understanding, competence and control. |
Healthy Giving | When an individual gives out of excess in his or her life and the act provides positive emotions for both the giver and receiver. |
Opportunity Cost | The value of the next best alternative that must be forgone as a result of a decision. |
Philanthropy | The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of time and/or money to worthy causes. |
Pro-Social Spending | Money spent on others. |
Public Service Announcement (PSA) | Print advertisement or broadcast commercial on TV or Radio, intended to change attitudes by raising awareness about specific issues. |
Resources | Anything that can be utilized to meet an objective. It can include human capital, money, time, emotion and more. |
Social Capital | Personal investment of time through social interactions that builds trust and enables participants to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives. |
Social Enterprise | An organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in human and environmental well-being, rather than maximizing profits for shareholders. |
Spending Plan | An income and expense statement sometimes referred to as a budget which records both planned and actual income and expenses over a period of time. |
Time Utility | Concept that refers to satisfaction received from time given up. |
Trade Off | Giving up one thing for another. |
Unhealthy Giving | Produces diminished well-being for both the giver and receiver. |
Utility | Measure of satisfaction. |
Value | A fundamental belief or practice about what is desirable, worthwhile, and important to an individual. |
Well-Being | Feeling good about one's life. |