Universal Basic Philanthropy: A Scalable Model to Democratize Social Impact

Society traditionally equivocates charitable giving with generosity and individual sacrifice. We argue that, although this is a classically valid view, the continued growth in size and impact of the modern social profit sector requires a radical rethinking of its financial foundations. Our solution is the novel conceptualization of Universal Basic Philanthropy: an economic assertion that social influence should be a civil right for all individuals. In this paper, we present a simple mechanism to implement our belief in public policy, speculate on the potential implications at a national scale, and propose a strategy for actionable research moving forward.