Bjorn Lomborg Quotes

I would love to start a cancer organization.

It takes time for people to get to know a cause or an organization.

I have a lot of supporters but they are not well organized. They send me donations but for the most part, their commitment is not really serious.

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.

If you can provide the funding and you get the leadership, you'll have a competitive team.

I'll come to any benefit if I see SCLC get all the money.

If I can raise attention to a cause, I will.

If you don't ask for money, people don't think you are a serious candidate.

Kickstarter is perfect for us. It wasn't something we heard about and just got to it. We did our research, met with the people at Kickstarter - they are brilliant, and they're excited to work with us.

Even though I'm not running anymore, we still have to try to find a cure for cancer. Other people should go ahead and try to do their own thing now.

It's an interesting line that I walk. The AIDS crisis has done a lot for my songs and made them proliferate, and my songs have contributed a lot to that cause as well.

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

Fundraising is very, very time-consuming.

There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned, there wouldn't be any budget problems.

In an era when party fundraising is badly tainted, dinners are a really good way of raising cash for campaigning. Lots of people giving very small amounts of money through ticket sales and raffle prizes: yes, it's much harder work than big donations, but I think it's a more democratic and transparent way of fundraising.

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.

The Wellcome Trust is a hugely important organisation, and it is vital that its fundraising continues unabated.

Our struggle is to identify the sources of revenue and the means to obtain the funds. Without funds, all the planning and research studies can't help us.

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack.

I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.

The new rule of thumb is that 80% of a president's time must be spent in raising funds for their schools.

I am a charity campaigner.

When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.

Alzheimer's is literally killing us, and the only way to fight this 'crime' is through a groundswell of people who continue to raise their voices and funds to ensure it gets the attention it deserves.