Quotes About Philanthropy

We were guided by what we had learned from the charitable giving we had done over several decades. One principle was to make the gift transformative, with an impact well beyond what you'd expect from the monetary amount. We also wanted to fund projects that wouldn't happen without our support. These conditions were met.

Though financial donation holds its generosity, and own worth; however, even greater generous than that donation is, sweet attitude, character, and way of talking.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the wealth that lies within my soul.

A person does not need to step down from the head position of the organization to do philanthropy because running a company that gives mass employment with all employees' empowerment in terms of the right person at the right position & designation with the right salary money is in itself a big charity.

A person whose financial position has not changed much even after doing business or service for ten or twenty years has actually done charity, even if not given a penny ever directly in donation for the poverty.

Far better than donating wealth to charity is making use of the same money in building organization that makes real, affordable product of superlative quality and also increases mass employment opportunity.

Giving back some penny as donation for the welfare of the society after taking out a plenty of money from the small pocket of the masses is neither charity nor philanthropy.

The charity is done only in the condition of anonymity, but if being done in public or media glare then someone is seeking, directly or indirectly, publicity.

Life is an opportunity for us to contribute something that outlasts us and makes the world a better place.

I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity.

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

Making money and doing good in the world are not mutually exclusive.

Los emprendedores sociales son los clásicos altruistas. Construyen su trabajo sobre la base de dar un valor a la vida de las personas. Bill

He, therefore, who first collected societies, was the greatest benefactor of mankind.

Households headed by a "conservative" give, on average, 30 percent more dollars to charity than households headed by a "liberal.

Devote the back half of your life to serving others with your wisdom. Get old sharing the things you believe are most important. Excellence is always its own reward, and this is how you can be most excellent as you age.

I was born to Haitian parents, and the idea of giving back is really just a part of our culture. So, I don't think there was ever a moment that I questioned my call to philanthropy, but I can say that the more I've grown, the bigger that call has become.

I wish we questioned the aid model as much as we are questioning the capitalism model. Sometimes the most generous thing you can do is just say no.

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.

That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough time with some very basic necessities, like shelter, food, and medical care.

It's the main reason why I continue to push myself and my career to do more and more as the amount that you're able to raise for charity and to give to charity by my celebrity.

Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.