The philosophy of philanthropy: capacity building for civil society among Transnistria's population

The paper examines the role of charitable activities in the formation of civil society in Transnistria. Based on the results of a survey, various aspects of the population’s attitude towards the issue are characterized, including awareness for charitable events, trust in charitable organizations and foundations, as well as public participation in such activities. The author of the paper explains the importance of forming the philosophy of philanthropy as a mechanism that promotes the charitable activity and creates a favorable cultural and anthropological, socio-economic, organizational and legal platform for its implementation. It is concluded that today Transnistria is disconnected from global trends in the development of the philanthropy’s culture. In this regard, measures are proposed to activate charity as one of the indicators of capacity building for civil society.