78 Philanthropy Quotes for You to Enjoy

I get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy. Donald Bren

Great Business Philanthropy Both Get Satisfaction

Every single national park had some component of private philanthropy. Douglas Tompkins

Single National Every Philanthropy Component Some Park Had Private National Park

There's a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good, and that's enough, even if the results aren't there. But that's wasteful and inefficient. It crowds out better programs. Dustin Moskovitz

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Philanthropy is activism. Eli Broad

Philanthropy Activism

We have so many rich people in Switzerland. They should take more responsibility for the general public. There is almost no tradition of philanthropy here anymore, unlike in the U.S. Hansjorg Wyss

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I want to create the largest-ever participatory art project and highlight the concept of Shadow Philanthropy, where people help others create work without taking credit for it - through this we can really change the world. JR

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Rockefeller viewed his philanthropy through the lens of his business, and it really mirrored the Industrial Revolution. It was highly centralized, it was top down, it was based on experts, and it was big-picture. Jacqueline Novogratz

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Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera. Jacqueline Novogratz

Writing Philanthropy About Check Longer Opera

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will liberally assist in his elevation. James Weldon Johnson

Love Justice Charity People Will Sense White Philanthropy Way Through Abstract Sort His Northern Race Elevation Assist

In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change. If you don't listen to the feedback, you go belly up. In philanthropy, there is no market. Jeff Raikes

Young entrepreneurs, in general, feel they're too busy running their companies, which I think is a mistake. But once they're older, you see much more of a propensity to be involved in philanthropy. Jeffrey Skoll

My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's. Jon Bon Jovi

Philanthropy Else Relation None Itself Anybody Anyone Speaks Foundation

Britain, relative to the U.S., is a highly secular society. Philanthropy alone cannot fill the gap left by government cutbacks. And the sources of altruism go deep into our evolutionary past. Jonathan Sacks

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The worlds of art, philanthropy, and business are absolutely intertwined. Jorge M. Perez

Art Business Intertwined Philanthropy Worlds Absolutely

In my view, a philanthropist is anyone who gives anything - time, money, experience, skills or networks - in any amount, to create a better world. This is not how we once thought about philanthropy. The word used to conjure up something rather passive - sitting down and writing checks. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

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Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is an investment, and one in which lives - not profits - are at stake. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

You Giving Philanthropy Investment Put Investments Effort Same After Which Stake Might Your Lives Amount Profits

How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Entrepreneur Field Philanthropy See How Very Much Career

Acting and philanthropy are braided together. I've tried to seek out things that speak not just specifically to the community that created me, but that speak in a way that's universal and all of humanity celebrates. Laurence Fishburne

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The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation. Mary Ritter Beard

Philanthropy Results Calculation Beyond Always

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive. Naveen Jain

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