Our generation does not want its epitaph to read, 'We kept charity overhead low.' We want it to read that we changed the world.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the desire for impactful societal change over merely focusing on low expenses in charity work.
Dan Pallotta argues that the current generation prioritizes meaningful, transformative actions rather than solely maintaining low operational costs in charitable organizations. He suggests that the legacy left behind should reflect significant contributions to the world, rather than just frugality in charity overhead.
In practice
In a speech about philanthropy at a charity event.
We aren't upset when Paramount makes a $200 million movie that flops, but if a charity experiments with a $5 million fundraising event that fails, we call in the attorneys. So charities are petrified of trying bold new revenue-generating endeavors and can't develop the powerful learning curves the for-profit sector can.
When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation. If you kill innovation in fundraising, you can't raise more revenue. If you can't raise more revenue, you can't grow. And if you can't grow, you can't possibly solve large social problems.
Our scientists grapple with the difficulties of placing a man on the moon, but the immediately troubling concern of our society is whether men of different races can sit together at a lunch counter.
Do not belong to the past dawns,but to the noons of future
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.
If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.
As important as it is to change the light bulbs, its more important to change the laws
What we are living with is the result of human choices and it can be changed by making better, wiser choices.
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