Dan Pallotta Quotes

Charity only works when smart, innovative, compassionate people in the field are supported from home. The World of Children Award raises money and visibility for change makers, people doing the real work. We are a conduit for funding and resources only; all of our operating costs are covered by our generous board of governors.

The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world.

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

Nonprofits are the intermediaries between generosity and social change.

I think all philanthropy invests in product innovation, whether in a vaccine or a new kind of product of one sort or another, and I think we'll all continue to do that.

It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.

When you're someone who cares about making a difference in the world, and you have resources to do that, you have literally hundreds of choices you could make about how to do that.

I want to make money for third-world-country kids, and I need to be smart about how to do it.

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.

My dream is to find individuals who take financial resources and convert them into changing the world in the most positive ways.

Prior to SunRun, I was headed toward a career in venture capital and then realized I wanted to apply my knowledge of finance more directly to helping change the world.

We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.

We're trying to create people that are going to change the world.

True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.

I would say to young entrepreneurs and budding philanthropists - are you giving to feel good or do good?

I think we really feel like Crowdrise could be something that, 20 years from now, people take for granted because that's just how you do it, like if you're going to raise money for something, that's how you do it.

I always thought that I would spend the first half of my life making money so I can spend the second half of my life giving it all away. And one of the defining moments of my life was when I realized that I could do both at the same time with TOMS.

Imagine a world where everyone is really a change maker.

It is important to view philanthropic ventures with an eye for business.

Over the years, we have gone beyond our businesses to take up philanthropic projects in diverse areas - from education to health care to skilling.

I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.

If you get to think of sharing wealth with people who need it and the purposes that need it, it gives a very different sense of satisfaction. I think I can build an institution which is very unlike the Gates' foundation. Gates' foundation is totally project-driven, that will serve a specific purpose and then self-destruct.

I'm not someone who funds buildings. That doesn't interest me. I'm more interested in programs.

While governments are not off the hook, the charity world needs to innovate and find new ways to attract outside investment to boost our social productivity.