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| Advocacy | The act or process of writing or speaking in favor 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 the 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 |
