Elizabeth Emken Quotes

I volunteer a lot of my time with an organization in New York called The Center for Children and Families.

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.

I'm always keen to have more training as a charity patron.

I'm on the advisory board of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which is a children's cancer charity. I'm so proud to be on that and help them.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

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

My father worked for a children's home called Dr. Barnardo's Homes. They're a charity.

I am a charity campaigner.

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

My own service started when I was 12, with the small charity I launched with 12 friends. Twenty years later, millions have joined our ranks - educators, business leaders and prominent Canadians.

My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown.

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.

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

I'm very, very involved in charities involving youth.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

I want to do something that is not political. I want to do some fundraising, just as a volunteer.