A “philanthropreneur” (philanthropist + entrepreneur) is someone who, through business, invests in charitable causes. The Philanthropreneur Newsletter was trademarked with a first use in commerce of October 15, 1997.
 
The term “philanthropreneur” became popular in the 2000s, especially to describe the philanthropic activities of tech company entrepreneurs.
 
   
Wiktionary: philanthropreneur
Etymology
Blend of philanthropist +‎ entrepreneur
Noun
philanthropreneur ‎(plural philanthropreneurs)
1. An entrepreneurial philanthropist; one who invests money in charitable causes.
 
Wikipedia: Philanthropreneur
A Philanthropreneur is an entrepreneurial philanthropist. The term is claimed to be coined by Internet entrepreneur Mark Desvaux in 2004, however The Wall Street Journal used the term in a 1999 article and a publication entitled The Philanthropreneur Newsletter existed as far back as 1997.
 
Description
Philanthropreneurs are people who bring a creative or entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy: They are interested in effecting positive changes in the world and alleviating suffering, but they are doing so in new and creative ways. Philanthropreneurs often “driven to do good and have their profit, too” as Stephanie Strom writes in a New York Times article (“What’s Wrong With Profit?”, 13 November 2006). Philanthropreneurs tend to view their contributions are investments rather than donations.
 
10 November 1997, The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA), “Newsletter will report nonprofit enterprises,” Business Monday, pg. 17, cols. 2-3:
An entrepreneurial movement is under way in the nonprofit and government sectors. To aid this trend, The Philanthropreneur Newsletter will be launched in January by Oakfield Enterprises in Honolulu.
   
Google Groups: alt.support.depression.recovery
Friday 1 January 1999
Noon Cat Nick
1/1/99
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Philanthropreneur Month (highlighting non-profit organizations that make money to support their missions through enterprise)
 
Google Groups: misc.activism.progressive
The Guru of Google
Tom Davos
4/5/08
URL: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/19968512/the_guru_of_google
Rollingstone.com
The Guru of Google
He hung with Jerry Garcia, dropped acid with Wavy Gravy and helped wipe
out smallpox in India. Is Dr. Larry Brilliant saving the world - or just
helping Google to take it over?
JEFF GOODELL
Posted Apr 17, 2008 12:00 AM
Larry Brilliant, the man anointed by Google to give away hundreds of millions of dollars of the company’s money in the next few years, admits that he’s a deeply flawed human being.
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There’s nothing geeks like more than a big problem to solve, and in recent years, a new generation of so-called “philanthropreneurs” has emerged. Their goal: Apply the lessons of Silicon Valley-style capitalism to intractable social and environmental problems. From Bill Gates to Richard Branson, these new do-gooders are spending tens of billions to transform the developing world.
     
Word Spy
Posted: April 9, 2008
philanthropreneur
n. An entrepreneur who uses business principles and practices to raise money for charity or operate a charitable organization.
 
Urban Dictionary
Philanthropreneur
An entrepreneur who charitably donates some or all of the rewards from his successful business revenues towards assisting causes and founding philanthropic ventures.
Bill Gates is a very generous individual who shares the wealth earned from his history as an entrepreneur now as a philanthropreneur, giving back to the needy.
by funkessentials October 28, 2013
 
The Telegraph (UK)
Philanthropreneurship: How to give lots to charity without being stinking rich
Greed is no longer good. These days, the smart money is on companies that also help others. Molly Gunn meets the ‘philanthropreneurs’
By Molly Gunn 6:00AM GMT 07 Nov 2015
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Still, can I really be the only person who feels that having a standing order to a favourite charity, donating to disaster appeals and buying The Big Issue isn’t really enough? But now there’s another way. Coined by Time magazine, the tongue-twister term ‘philanthropreneurs’ refers to businesspeople who give back via their skills or the cash they earn.
 
It could mean donating a portion of their company’s profits, contributing to a community, or starting a charity or campaign.
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark THE PHILANTHROPRENEUR NEWSLETTER
Goods and Services (CANCELLED) IC 016. US 002 005 022 023 029 037 038 050. G & S: newsletters about the business of nonprofit organizations, featuring articles on fundraising, subsidiaries, successful entreprenueurial nonprofit organizations, legal issues and the like. FIRST USE: 19971015. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19971015
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 75349783
Filing Date September 2, 1997
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition November 10, 1998
Registration Number 2221376
Registration Date February 2, 1999
Owner (REGISTRANT) Oakfield Enterprises, Inc. CORPORATION HAWAII 350 Ward Avenue, Suite 106 Honolulu HAWAII 96814
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE “NEWSLETTER” APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Cancellation Date November 5, 2005