Quotes on Fundraising

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

It's an old - and true - cliche that VCs rarely actually say 'no' - more often they say 'maybe', or 'not right now', or 'my partners aren't sure', or 'that's interesting, let me think about it'

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

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.

You only need a heart full of grace

Be the compromise you want to see in the world.

Out of ten swings at the bat, you get maybe seven strikeouts, two base hits, and if you are lucky, one home run. The base hits and the home runs pay for all the strikeouts