David Harewood Quotes

I launched Chefs for Humanity, a national nonprofit, with my voice, heart and money from my own pocket. Money gives you the ability to make a difference in the world and, when used in a positive way, is a lot of fun.

I'm obviously very involved with my own charity and foundation that I work with. Obviously, I'm very passionate about that.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

I've long wanted to find a charitable cause to really get involved with and be passionate about. I get invited to a lot of charity events to sing, and I am happy to help and bring a source of entertainment, but I'm sort of disconnected from them.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

Charity fundraising galas have always been a wonderful way to support a myriad of causes.

'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy.

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.

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.

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.

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 have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.

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

You can express your generosity in ways that are virtually limitless. This was what I wanted to convey in 'Giving 2.0' - that whether you have $10 or $10 million to give, if you identify the right opportunities and make the most of your resources, your impact can be tremendous.

But charity is a very complicated thing. It's important to find an area where you can really help and you can feel the results. Charity is not like feeding pigeons in the square. It is a process that requires professional management.

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 have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won't be effective.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.

I don't think I've got the expertise with which to nit-pick, and I freely admit that my motivation to support charities has been emotional, rather than as a result of being particularly well informed as to how the money is used.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.