Charity Funding Quotes

Fifty dollars per month will support one teacher. We ought to begin this school year with at least one hundred teachers, supported by regular monthly contributions, according to the ability of the people of every community in the States above named. Shall this result be secured? We appeal to the clergy of every denomination; we appeal to every church; we appeal to every community. Let committees be appointed to secure monthly subscribers. Let alert clubs be organized among the children. Let sociables be held, and made profitable for this object. Volunteer to do these things. Do not wait for an agent to come along, as there is no time to lose. We urge you to do this by the highest considerations of patriotism, humanity and religion.

The chief arguments that are urged against an established religion, may be used with equal force against an established charity. The dissenter submits, that no party has a right to compel him to contribute to the support of doctrines, which do not meet his approbation. The rate-payer may as reasonably argue, that no one is justified in forcing him to subscribe towards the maintenance of persons, whom he does not consider deserving of relief.

We tell the for-profit sector, 'Spend, spend, spend on advertising until the last dollar no longer produces a penny of value,' but we don't like to see our donations spent on advertising in charity. Our attitude is, 'Well look, if you can get the advertising donated (at four o'clock in the morning) I'm okay with that, but I don't want my donation spent on advertising, I want it to go to the needy,' as if the money invested in advertising could not bring in dramatically greater sums of money to serve the needy.

In my experience, the more successful an idea is, the easier it is to fund it. In philanthropy, it's almost harder.

My main commitment is to Caudwell Children. I put more than £1m a year into the charity, besides a lot of time and effort.

I guarantee if people keep mm..supportin' me....Just buying my records, goin to my concerts, just supporting me..I'ma keep givin' money....Like Makaveli, every time it go platinum, I'm putting money up for community centers.

In the rest of the world, rich people will give a donation, and businessmen give to charities. But in Mexico, the execution capacity of what we call the social sector is missing. I find it much more effective to set up the actual social organisation and then fund it with my money.

What tournaments want to do, typically, is support charities in their community that need the money and charities that are impactful to their community. The better the job the tournament does for the charities, the better they are able to sell the tournament and raise money for the charity.

Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs.

John McCain has taken tens of millions of dollars from special interests and lobbyists in his senate and presidential campaigns. Now, we have to wonder if he will be able to remain objective on national security matters, as millions pour into his 'charity' from oppressive foreign governments.

As someone who cares about human rights, I am deeply dismayed to learn that Mr. McCain's charity has accepted money from Saudi Arabia. Their track record of oppressing women, gays, Christians, and political opponents is notoriously horrific.

Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose.

My donors have always tended to do much better than expected.

Where we're living we have a certain amount of our profit every year it's like a percentage 5 or 7% or something like that that we set aside specifically for charity things.

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

I could really use a corporate sponsor. People think that because you're in the movies, you're rich. I have allocated all my resources to Shambala so the animals will always be safe.