Charles Bronfman Quotes

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

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

I want to get involved in causes I believe in, and I know so many others that want to also get involved, but it's hard to know how. Often, it's through big organisations, and you don't know exactly where your money is going or what effect you are having.

All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

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

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.

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.

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

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

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.

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.

Anybody doing philanthropy has to find something that appeals to them from their own personal background or from intellectual curiosity.

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've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.

There are plenty of easy things that you can do from the comfort of your own home to get you started on the path of giving back.

Charities are really good. To a certain extent, the ones you pick are arbitrary.

I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life.

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.

It's hard to be a good philanthropist in China.

You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There's another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity.

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

I became convinced that there was greater satisfaction from giving my money away and seeing something come out of the ground, like a hospital or a university.

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.

If I can't do something for the public good, what the hell am I doing?