Technophilanthropist

Quick meaning: Technophilanthropist is a noun meaning A philanthropist who donates money, resources, or research toward technical solutions to problems.

Meaning

A philanthropist who donates money, resources, or research toward technical solutions to problems.

Example Sentences

Aanother is the rise of technophilanthropists. Instead of just writing checks for the naming rights to concert halls, they apply their ingenuity, connections, and demand for results to the solution of global problems.

Taken together, they constitute a significant force for abundance and a new breed of philanthropist: a technophilanthropist; a young, idealistic, iPad jet-setter who cares about the world—the whole world—in a whole new way.

More and more the world-public has become interested, even somewhat entranced, by the fascinating potential for Earth-surface asteroid impacts and asteroid mineral utilization by various industries, some supported by national governments as well as multi-national technophilanthropist operators (Lee 2012; Marriner et al. 2010).

Word Forms

• technophilanthropists

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include philanthropinist, theophilanthropist, philanthropist, humanitarian, theanthropist, technophile.

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