David Fahrenthold Quotes

For centuries, the arts and philanthropists have worked well together: look at the Tate family and the Courtaulds. If you've been fortunate enough to have some success in business, I think it's important to put something back.

As a philanthropist, I fund a lot of NGOs.

The largest expense in our philanthropy is capital expenditure because we are building these institutions. This institution-building idea stems from my father because he has the experience of building a company from scratch.

As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.

Most designers and creative agencies, no matter their industry niche, will do some nonprofit or cause-related work at some stage of their career. This work helps us create a sense of purpose that is bigger than us. It connects us to our community, helps us leave a legacy and be part of something bigger than our own work.

One of my dreams in life is to do fund-raising for the youth.

All of the reality TV I've done has usually been simultaneously an opportunity to create awareness or raise funds for my mom's breast cancer organization.

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.

A philanthropic venture requires all the energy, knowledge and money from its founder that a company requires from the leadership team.

I have worked with Habitat for Humanity for awhile.

I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.

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

As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.

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

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

We are not about creating a Forrest dynasty, we're about helping others.

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

I hope that when I'm 90 years old, I've accomplished a legacy that isn't all about me. I hope it's a legacy about the people who our foundation helps.

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

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

I'm honored to have been chosen as a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. I am hugely appreciative for the support I have had throughout my life, and I look forward to using the grant to help institutions that have fed my soul and to support new work that inspires me.

Wealthy people in Australia tend to give, and give very quietly.

We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They want to live meaningful lives.

This was the invention of modern American philanthropy as we know it. The idea of systematizing giving to achieve human progress was the true innovation of John D. Rockefeller, and ultimately the Rockefeller Foundation's legacy.

My mom's a social worker, and my dad works in non-profit organisations.