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.
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and courage we ar… - Dan Pallotta
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and courage we ar…
- Dan Pallotta
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 s… - Dan Pallotta
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 s…
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,… - Dan Pallotta
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,…
While business advertises, charity is taught to beg. While business motivates with a dollar, charity is told to motivate with guilt. While business t… - Dan Pallotta
While business advertises, charity is taught to beg. While business motivates with a dollar, charity is told to motivate with guilt. While business t…
Brand is much more than a name or a logo. Brand is everything and everything is brand - Dan Pallotta
Brand is much more than a name or a logo. Brand is everything and everything is brand
Everyone wants charities to spend as little as possible on overhead. That's backwards. Overhead is what drives growth. If charities can't grow, they … - Dan Pallotta
Everyone wants charities to spend as little as possible on overhead. That's backwards. Overhead is what drives growth. If charities can't grow, they …
When we show people that something is possible that they didn't think was possible it does more than just change things. It changes the way people th… - Dan Pallotta
When we show people that something is possible that they didn't think was possible it does more than just change things. It changes the way people th…
The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead; ask about the scale of their dreams - their Apple-, Google-, A… - Dan Pallotta
The next time you're looking at a charity, don't ask about the rate of their overhead; ask about the scale of their dreams - their Apple-, Google-, A…
Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming. - Dan Pallotta
Philanthropy is the market for love. It is the market for all those people for whom there is no other market coming.
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