This Wednesday evening brings the NBC premiere for The Philanthropist – the story line: “For billionaire playboy Teddy Rist, the world is his playground, until a trip to Nigeria forever changes him.”
Teddy joins a wonderfully non-exclusive club here in the States – philanthropists. More than 90 million U.S. households donate to charities, while more than 60 million people in the U.S. volunteer at nonprofits — philanthropists abound. I’m guessing that few are billionaires, few are playboys and few call themselves philanthropists, but Teddy Rist is joining good company.
I’m going to watch — hoping that Teddy displays both the heart and head needed to be an effective philanthropist.