Visions to Do Good: The Personal Philanthropy of Benjamin Franklin

By Russell G Kyncl

When Benjamin Franklin was a boy he read a book entitled Essays to Do Good, by Rev. Cotton Mather. The book changed his life. Fifty years later, in a letter to Cotton's son Samuel, Ben Franklin wrote "...if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book."Ben Franklin was involved with philanthropic pursuits his entire adult life. In his Will he set in motion a charitable legacy that continues to this day, over 223 years after his passing.This book introduces you to some of the thinking of Cotton Mather regarding philanthropy, to Ben Franklin's reflections on philanthropy, and to some of the details of this amazing story.Each chapter concludes with questions meant to encourage and inspire you to act on your own philanthropic vision."It is an invaluable honor to do good; it is an incomparable pleasure." Cotton Mather

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1490558314
• ISBN13: 9781490558318
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"