Quotes About Fundraising

People wanna give you a $5 contribution online, but they have a million other things to do. But getting them to just sit still for 45 seconds and go in there and make the donation is, like, the hardest thing in the world.

Next year's fund-raising committee was the last thing I wanted to think about. For the next couple of hours, I planned to focus on this year's team, this year's pitcher. Tonight's date.

I've auctioned off many scripts and will continue to do so for good causes.

I give lectures for money, but all the money goes to charity. So, I make no money from it.

Anything I can do to raise awareness and money for charity, I like to do.

'Mull of Kintyre' was the biggest single of all time up until 'Don't They Know It's Christmas' by that big charity.

Elections don't come cheap.

Every Mother Counts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother. We inform, engage, and mobilize audiences to take action and raise funds that support maternal health programs around the world.

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

Charles Schumer (D-N .Y.) Terms: 2 (9 in House) Total raised: $62.2 million Top donors: A major defender of Wall Street interests before the crash, Schumer has netted more big-bank money than any member of Congress who hasn't run for President. Over one-hundred-million dollars was given to Chuck Schumer over the past decade!

I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.

I suppose it is one time when you can really use your name to raise money. And if I am going to use it for anything, what more of a better opportunity (than) to use it here.

I did the Kilimanjaro climb a few years ago, then the six-day trek to Machu Picchu in Peru so this bike ride to raise money for Great Ormond Street seemed like the next big challenge.

I did a concert at five years old in the garden of one of the church members, and we raised some money to buy a new piano in our little church.

Barack Obama has raised tons of money. That is what he means by being green.

According to federal reports filed yesterday, the Obama campaign spent more money than they raised in the month of May. They spent more money than they raised? Well, that's called being a Democrat

I know the game wasn't a classic, but the night was about more than that-it was about bringing back the memories and raising money for former heroes who have now fallen on hard times.

I also know how to ask people for money and I have no shame about doing that.

Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack...

Let me tell you, it's a lot easier to raise money for a governor. They have all kinds of business to hand out, road contracts, construction jobs, you name it.

And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not certain religious leaders, in terms of raising money - I hate to bring this up - are pushing hot buttons.

When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.

Jordan ran the London marathon to help raise money for the blind. After jogging that far with her body, I'm surprised she hasn't joined them!