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Feedie creates a wonderful symmetry between tech and philanthropy. It also nourishes the users of the app by giving them the opportunity do something incredibly positive.
Topaz Page-Green
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Philanthropy
Symmetry
Users
App
Creates
Nourishes
Tech
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Personal philanthropy must be separated from corporate philanthropy. Personal philanthropy is more about giving back to society, or giving forward, as it is now referred to.
Rohini Nilekani
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Corporate
Giving Back
Philanthropy
Referred
Separated
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I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember.
Priscilla Chan
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Fancy
Philanthropy
Me Long Remember
Long Me Remember
Serve
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Philanthropy is all about sharing. If there's an opportunity to collaborate, we will. Collaborating just for finance is pointless. It has to be like a business collaboration.
Roshni Nadar
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Finance
Collaborating
Philanthropy
Pointless
Sharing
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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
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Author
Abstract
Charity
Elevation
People
Philanthropy
Race
White
Assist
Northern
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By making all my materials freely available through 'Giving 2.0' ProjectU, I am on a mission to extend philanthropy education to colleges globally and far beyond campus walls.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
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Educator
Available
Campus
Materials
Philanthropy
Colleges
Extend
Freely
Mission
Walls
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The culture of philanthropy is alive and very well in Africa. International aid strengthens and extends it, but in the communities where I have spent time, it is all-pervasive.
Ann Cotton
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Philanthropy
Aid
Time Where Culture
Communities
Strengthens
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Once you are wealthy, you are in a nice comfort zone and want to stay there. So I always look in the mirror and ask, is my philanthropy making the world a more just and fair place?
Rohini Nilekani
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Comfort Zone
Philanthropy
Zone
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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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General Public
Philanthropy
Rich People
Switzerland
Unlike
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Successful ventures in business or philanthropy are built around great teams who can help us overcome tremendous challenges - and have the right experiences and relationships to do so.
Naveen Jain
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Entrepreneur
Philanthropy
Overcome
Tremendous
Teams
Ventures
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I always had the old-school model that I'm going to work for as long as I'm relevant and focus on for-profit activities and someday when I retire I'm going to learn about philanthropy.
Marc Andreessen
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Entrepreneur
Old School
Focus
Long
Philanthropy
Relevant
School
Someday
Work Always Focus
Activities
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A world in which government is burdened by historic debt, philanthropy has limited resources, and the private sector is only interested in its own personal gain is simply unsustainable.
Simon Mainwaring
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Blogger
Government
Debt
Historic
Limited Resources
Philanthropy
Private Sector
Resources
Burdened
Gain
Sector
Unsustainable
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I can honestly say that TOMS is my future. I mean I have no desire to start any other company for as long as I live because this is the perfect blend of business and philanthropy to me.
Blake Mycoskie
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Entrepreneur
Honestly
Philanthropy
Toms
Blend
No Desire
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I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories widely, and to be very transparent about their giving.
Rohini Nilekani
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Making A Difference
Philanthropy
Transparent
Enjoying
Widely
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The Bharat Ram family was into philanthropy a way earlier. They build institutes such as Shri Ram College of Commerce, Lady Shri Ram College, and Shri Ram Schools. They are very inspiring.
Shiv Nadar
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Inspiring
Commerce
Institute
Philanthropy
Earlier
Lady
Ram
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Seeing results flow from my gifts is my greatest pleasure as a philanthropist - whether exonerating a jailed innocent or completing a Frank Gehry building. I want to enjoy my philanthropy.
Peter B. Lewis
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Businessman
Completing
Flow
Frank
Innocent
Philanthropist
Philanthropy
Pleasure
Seeing
Want
Gifts
Greatest Pleasure
Jailed
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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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Rabbi
Government
Altruism
Britain
Past
Philanthropy
Relative
Secular
Secular Society
Evolutionary
Fill
Gap
Highly
Sources
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Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.
David Rockefeller
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Banker
Filling
Innovation
Involved
Maintaining
Maintaining The Status Quo
Needs
Philanthropy
Public Sector
Social
Status Quo
Basic
Public
Simply
Innovations
Province
Quo
Sector
Status
Transform
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When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy.
Steven Pinker
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Psychologist
Cities
Flamboyant
Interesting
Microsoft
People
Philanthropy
Seattle
Shy
Allen
Interesting People
Paul
Permits
Visit
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I profess myself a citizen of the world, totally unfettered by the little, mean distinctions of climate or of country, which diminish the benevolence of the heart and set bounds to philanthropy.
John Paul Jones
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Sailor
Benevolence
Bounds
Climate
Diminish
Philanthropy
Totally
Citizen
Distinctions
Set
Profess
Unfettered
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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
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Engineer
Busy
Philanthropy
Propensity
Entrepreneurs
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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
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Educator
Effort
Giving
Investment
Might
Philanthropy
Profits
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Apart from being motivation for themselves, I think big givers should also talk about their philanthropy so that their work and their success stories prove inspirational enough for many others to follow.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
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Inspirational
Motivation
Philanthropy
Success Stories
Think Big
Givers
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To us, the definition of philanthropy is what we spend. A P&L account means expenditure, lines of revenue. There is a surplus; it goes to the balance sheet. A transparent foundation should disclose this.
Shiv Nadar
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Balance
Lines
Philanthropy
Revenue
Surplus
Transparent
Account
Definition
Disclose
Expenditure
Sheet
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I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.
Charles Bronfman
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Businessman
Climate Change
Feeding
Homeless
Importance
Mentoring
Philanthropy
Spoken
Stir
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At DonorsChoose.org, you can give as little as $1 and get the same level of choice, transparency, and feedback that is traditionally reserved for someone who gives millions. We call it citizen philanthropy.
Charles Best
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Feedback
Millions
Philanthropy
Reserved
Transparency
Choice
Citizen
Gives
Same Level
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I think the tradition of philanthropy is far better developed in the U.S. than in India, as is the whole notion of giving away 50% of your wealth while you are still living and not waiting till you're gone.
Romesh Wadhwani
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Notion
Philanthropy
Wealth
Developed
Till
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Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
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Educator
Journey
Charity
Innovative
Lasting
Philanthropy
Stride
Heart Mind Your
Marry
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Though easy to define, it is important to understand the significance of philanthropy. I believe it is really a state of mind: where one feels empowered and equipped to fill the huge gaps in the existing system.
Shiv Nadar
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Empowered
Gaps
Philanthropy
Significance
Believe I Believe Mind
Define
Equipped
Existing
Fill
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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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Entrepreneur
Philanthropy
Short Sighted
Check
Extremely
Unfortunately
Pervasive
Solving
Well-Meaning
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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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Entrepreneur
Experts
Industrial Revolution
Philanthropy
Revolution
Centralized
Industrial
Lens
Rockefeller
Viewed
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What's success all about? What's philanthropy all about? Let's think of our legacy, following in the footsteps of some great Americans like the Carnegies and the Mellons who used their wealth for quality purposes.
Norman Braman
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Following
Footsteps
Legacy
Philanthropy
Purposes
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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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Actor
Acting
Community
Humanity
Philanthropy
Speak
Together
Created
Seek
Tried
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Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.
Eli Broad
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Business Person
Charity
Checks
Engaged
Giving
Involved
People
Philanthropy
Resources
Writing
Done Yourself Your
Me Yourself People
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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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Entrepreneur
Complacency
Crowds
Philanthropy
Good Better People
Wasteful
Good Better Enough
Inefficient
Programs
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The sustaining fantasy of Nolan's Batman films - which does chime uncomfortably with Romney -is that the excesses of finance capital can be curbed by a combination of philanthropy, off-the-books violence and symbolism.
Mark Fisher
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Finance
Combination
Excess
Nolan
Philanthropy
Romney
Sustaining
Symbolism
Batman
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I do think, actually, one thing I noticed with Silicon Valley post-Trump is it kind of made them more politically aware, more aware that, like, business and philanthropy alone isn't going to make the world a better place.
Pete Buttigieg
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Better Place
Philanthropy
Silicon
Silicon Valley
Noticed
Valley
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In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous.
John Paul Dejoria
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Businessman
Government
Fabulous
Giving
Little Bit
Philanthropy
Years
Work Money Government
Works
Each Year
More And More
Same Thing
Throw
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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
/
Photographer
Art
Credit
Helping Others
People
Philanthropy
Shadow
Change Art Work
Change The World
Concept
Create
Project
Help
Help Others
Highlight
Participatory
Taking
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I never thought I would be in a position like this, where my words and experiences are now inspiring others to follow suit. It's challenging at times, but I can only look forward to the future of business and philanthropy.
Blake Mycoskie
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Entrepreneur
Inspiring
Philanthropy
Suit
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The largest expense in our philanthropy is capital expenditure because we are building these institutions. This institution-building idea stems from my father because he has the experience of building a company from scratch.
Roshni Nadar
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Philanthropy
Capital
Expenditure
Largest
Scratch
Stems
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Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back.
Shawn Amos
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Singer-Songwriter
Charity
Filled
Philanthropy
Singles
Benefit
Concert
Imaginable
Rife
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This was the invention of modern American philanthropy as we know it. The idea of systematizing giving to achieve human progress was the true innovation of John D. Rockefeller, and ultimately the Rockefeller Foundation's legacy.
Judith Rodin
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Human Progress
Innovation
Invention
Legacy
Philanthropy
Rockefeller
Ultimately
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She used her wealth and philanthropy to contribute to Black schools and colleges, she gave the largest gift the NAACP had ever received to it's anti-lynching fund... Madam Walker's life was one of transformation and re-invention.
A'lelia Bundles
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Fund
Naacp
Philanthropy
Transformation
Wealth
Colleges
Contribute
Largest
Madam
Received
Schools
Walker
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On the personal side, family is really important to me. I have a big family - five kids and 12 grandkids - so keeping that going is wonderful. And I do a lot of philanthropy. I'm chairman of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Charles Schwab
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Grandkids
Modern Art
Philanthropy
San Francisco
Big Family
Family Art Me
Francisco
Museum
San
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Supposing I write out a cheque for a billion dollars to the foundation, does it mean anything? There must be evidence of philanthropy. Otherwise, I'm sitting with that money, earning interest exactly the way in my holding company.
Shiv Nadar
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Earning
Evidence
Foundation
Philanthropy
Supposing
Billion
Billion Dollars
Cheque
Exactly The Way
Holding
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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
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Executive
Belly
Feedback
Figures
Giving
Needs
Philanthropy
Real
Time Change Business
Change Time Business
Real Time
Sales
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There's a big difference between charity and between activism and philanthropy. They're very different things and I think, you know, everybody should find a passion or a cause that they can really get behind, but it has to be organic.
Eva Longoria
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Film Actress
Activism
Charity
Differences
Different Things
Passion
Philanthropy
Thinking
Big Difference
Organic
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The goal of my shows, my interviews, my business, my philanthropy, all of it, whatever ventures I might pursue, would be to make clear that what unites us is ultimately far more redeeming and compelling than anything that separates me.
Oprah Winfrey
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Media Proprietor
Clear
Compelling
Interviews
Philanthropy
Pursue
Redeeming
Business Me Anything
Separates
Ultimately
Unites
Ventures
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With my business, the way you make big money is you find a great management team and a good concept, and you stick to it, and you add to it over time. In philanthropy, there was more this idea that once an idea was formulated, you moved along.
Stanley Druckenmiller
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Add
Management
Moved
Philanthropy
Time Good Business
Big Money
Concept
Time Business Good
Management Team
Stick
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