A decade and a half had proven the Hearst donation to be an incalculable act of public philanthropy.

A combination of public philanthropy and attention to local interests could yield quick results, even for an outsider like Max Aitken in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Ongoing funding was by public philanthropy.

CMS has a long history of public philanthropy and was one of the first to encourage students to perform community service as a natural outgrowth of a medical education.

"I'm not against public philanthropy," Dr. Schondelmeyer said.

His father, Wincenty Adamowski, was an artist and music lover, who worked as a civil engineer and an administrator, and settled in Warsaw to a life of public philanthropy.

(To discourage panhandling, the city of Lyon created an authority in 1534 to serve as a funnel for all public philanthropy.)

The ability to name things has its roots in public philanthropy, from the naming of foundations and public buildings to dedicating every seat at the Metropolitan Opera with a plaque.

This week's pledge to Newark's cash-strapped education system, to be delivered in Facebook shares, is Zuckerberg's first step into large-scale public philanthropy.

Sponsoring a cause with a matching grant allows a company to promote its brand through public philanthropy.