Eduardo Saverin Quotes

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.

But there are many, and I'm a supporter of a great deal of charities.

I am a huge supporter of the Waxman foundation.

I support most charitable organizations.

Find an organization that you want to support and get involved. You can give money or give time.

I'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.

At least once a year, I meet with a group called the Giving Pledge. It's a group of billionaires - including me, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Ted Turner - who have pledged to give away most of their money to charity. We meet for three days to talk about what we're doing to help make the planet a better place to live.

As you might imagine, I'm approached by lots of organizations and lots of people who want me to support their various charitable efforts in some way. And I look at those requests, and I basically try to do what I can.

I have a soft spot for charities that help children.

I started off with making personal donations and eventually set up my own foundation, VTCY Foundation, now known as Better Malaysia Foundation. My contributions are also made through companies that I own.

I play bad golf for good charities like the LA Police.

When people make donations to non profits, they want to know that their money goes to good use.

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

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

I give a lot to charity when it comes to clothes.

You don't want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don't want to hear about that.

I have a philanthropy advisor, Hari Menon, who was earlier at the Gates Foundation.

It was only in 2001 that I set up a foundation, Arghyam. That was pretty much to learn the ropes of how to give, what to do.

I've always been generous and like giving to charities and people in need.

Obviously its nice to give your time and especially when there is money being raised. It's rewarding.

Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood . . . but everyone has something to give.

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.

Jessica Jackley has a gift for making people want to fork over their cash. To total strangers. Far, far away.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.