{"id":63488,"date":"2016-03-09T15:07:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T14:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=63488"},"modified":"2016-10-04T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T10:04:10","slug":"barcelona-the-city-of-the-silent-philanthropists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-the-city-of-the-silent-philanthropists\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona, the city of the silent philanthropists"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of Barcelona, philanthropy<\/strong> is probably one of the last words to come to mind. Generally, the buzz words that go along well with Barcelona<\/strong> are sports, beach, fun, and a struggling economy. But if you look deep beneath the surface, you will see that Barcelona<\/strong> has a lot of philanthropic<\/strong> pull, prowess and capacity. Not only are there quite a few anonymous and generous donors based in Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong>but there are quite a few social causes and social companies<\/a> here as well.<\/p>\n

First of all, if you\u2019re waiting for me to mention the philanthropic pursuits of Messi<\/strong> to the inhabitants and causes of Catalonia, I won\u2019t do that. Yes, he\u2019s done a few remarkable things for the educational exchange programs at Valle Hebron Hospital and the FC Barcelona Foundation<\/a><\/strong> to name a few, but his charitable giving profile is predominantly in the international sector, and not so much focused on Barcelona<\/strong> or even Spain. Allow me the chance to focus on the charitable giving culture of Barcelona’s original inhabitants, the people of Catalonia.<\/p>\n

Culturally speaking, the Catalan<\/strong> people haven\u2019t made it their business to broadcast their charitable giving efforts.\u00a0 In order to find out what\u2019s really going on, you’ll need to dig deep and take a stroll to your local library, city hall or a few private foundations. Ask around to see their donor profiles<\/strong>. By law, a record must be kept on donation sources for all institutions that receive donations<\/a>. Even if the donor wishes to be kept anonymous, they reserve that right, but not so much in the eyes of the\u00a0hacienda,<\/em> and the donation amount must always be reported.\u00a0<\/b>Dig through the records of hacienda\u2019s<\/em> philanthropic<\/strong> records and be amazed. In Spain, there are not many cities with\u00a0a comparable record.<\/p>\n

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