Rachel Sklar Quotes

I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.

Today, we don't blink an eye when the world's wealthiest individuals donate enormous sums of money to charitable causes. In fact, we expect them to do so.

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.

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.

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

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

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have their 'Giving Pledge,' where billionaires promise to give away the majority of their wealth when they die. My Social Security Pledge is better - to give money to good causes when you are alive. Besides, more Americans can participate.

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.

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

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

I did commit to giving my first billion away.

On why he has donated $600 million to selected charities. I simply decided I had enough money.

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 get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy.

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.

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.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

I don't know if people understand that there are different ways to raise money for great causes.

I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

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

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

I admire people like Warren Buffett that are donating so much money to charity.

I have committed to giving away 80% of my wealth, much of it in India, but also in other countries.