Quotes About Fundraising

I am good at raising money.

Britain leads the way in fund raising. I am so proud of Britain.

One big part of Movember is raising awareness for men's health. A lot of people gotten involved found out members of their extended families had had prostate cancer.

The question now is does Obama have any hope of raising money? I don't think he'll raise it out of the New York people, I don't think he's going to raise it out the Hollywood people, so where's the money going to come from for Barack Obama?

People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

I know about raising money.

We have to get rid of the constant fundraising that happens inside the Congress. Before, political parties used to raise money; now, individual members are raising money through the DCCC and the RCCC. It is absolutely corrupt.

You have a burden going into any campaign when you're raising money to fund that effort because there's always a desire to spend more money than you have.

I'm not good at raising money. I don't like to raise money. It's been my experience that when I ask someone for money, it's not long before they return the favor.

When George W. Bush was president, his daddy was raising money for the Bush library. I thought that was fine. When Bob Dole was Majority Leader, Elizabeth Dole was the president of American Red Cross. I didn't say anything.

The biggest thing in my life - the biggest - is raising dollars to help kids battle cancer.

My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown.

Wallace and Gromit's Children's Charity does a fantastic job, raising funds to improve the lives of sick children in hospitals and hospices throughout the U.K.

I've never been good at raising money.

When I ran for governor of Minnesota, I only raised $300,000.

My challenge is that because I am not self-funding... I'm going out leaning on the generosity of everyday folks.

I think the Schwontkowski banner will help publicize the construction of the new Globe and probably will also help fundraising.

Though sporting a hideous mustache is in no way comparable to the physical pain and mental suffering men with these diseases endure, Movember still forces participants to challenge their manhood on a daily basis. Growing a moustache for men's cancer isn't as feel-good an activity as running a marathon for a cure.

Campaigns are so much more expensive than people think they are. Just to keep the lights on is several thousand dollars a month.

Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people.

While one nonprofit runs from grant maker to grant maker seeking funds for this project or that one, a successful nonprofit sticks with a consistent theme, showing up, paying its dues, focusing on just a few foundations until the money comes through.

I've done my fair share of fundraising over the years, and I know how difficult that can be, so I could only imagine people's reaction when I was asking them to part with their hard-earned cash for a movie.

We are trying to make up these other elements by gaining cost efficiencies through our reengineering process and through overt fund-raising activities to better support graduate education.

Getting people to come play my 'Darius and Friends Show' was so easy because it's for St. Jude, and that's a great thing.