Inspirational philanthropy quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.
Famous Philanthropy Quotes
Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity – the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires. – Bill Gates
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. – Eli Broad
If you’re in the luckiest 1% of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99%. – Warren Buffet
If you have something to give, give it now. – Mark Bezos
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities. – Naveen Jain
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector. – David Rockefeller
Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. – Michael Porter
The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation. – Miriam Beard
Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good. – Meyers Jr
Philanthropy is not about money, it’s about feeling the pain of others and caring enough about their needs to help. – Timothy Pina
Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine. – Naveen Jain
Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them. – Bill Gates
The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation. – Mary Ritter Beard
My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it. – An Wang
If we don’t transform the world, who will? If not now, when? – Unknown
Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society. – David Rockefeller
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. – Gamaliel Bailey
The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in toprocure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand inbusiness. – Andrew Forrest
There’s a lot of complacency in philanthropy. People figure organizations are trying to do good, and that’s enough, even if the results aren’t there. But that’s wasteful and inefficient. It crowds out better programs. – Dustin Moskovitz
Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private – not the public – sector, is a relatively recent historical development. – Peter Diamandis
Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera. – Jacqueline Novogratz
You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change. – Tim Cook
Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven’t been done before. – Eli Broad
Philanthropy lies at the heart of human greatness. – Patrick J. Ryan
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. – Charles Dickens
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. Nay, it is overrated; and it is our selfishness which overrates it. – Henry David Thoreau
We can all make a difference in the lives of others in need, because it is the most simple of gestures that make the most significant of differences. – Miya Yamanouchi
I think it’s important that we give back to society and our fellow man regardless of our professions. We all need help at times. And when we support each other, we’re all a little stronger. – Rhonda Hopkins
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop
Philanthropy, charity, giving voluntarily and freely – call it what you like but it is truly a jewel of an American tradition. – John F. Kennedy
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill
In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values. – Shari Arison
I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope that my modest efforts will give some comfort to those people we are able to help. – Mohamed Al-Fayed
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. – Maya Angelou
We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. – Maya Angelou
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. – Tony Robbins
The best philanthropy is not just about giving money but giving leadership. The best philanthropists bring the gifts that made them successful – the drive, the determination, the refusal to accept that something can’t be done. – Tony Blair
All philanthropy… is only a savory fumigation burning at the mouth of a sewer. This incense offering makes the air more endurable to passers-by, but it does not hinder the infection in the sewer from spreading. – Ellen Key
To give away money is an easy matter and in any man’s power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man’s power nor an easy matter. – Aristotle
Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven. – Henry Ward Beecher
It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. – Albert Einstein
Philanthropy is about solving problems. – Naveen Jain
Philanthropy is fun and fulfilling. – Bill Gates
I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. – Priscilla Chan
The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations. – Michael Bloomberg
The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members. – Pearl S. Buck
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. – Albert Camus
You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.”
Philanthropy is not about money. It’s about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world. – Melina Gates
Philanthropic innovation is not just about creating something new. It also means applying new thinking to old problems, processes, and systems. – Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Young entrepreneurs, in general, feel they’re too busy running their companies, which I think is a mistake. But once they’re older, you see much more of a propensity to be involved in philanthropy. – Jeffrey Skoll
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. – Calvin Coolidge
Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are. – Princess Diana
The worlds of art, philanthropy, and business are absolutely intertwined. – Jorge M. Perez
Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation. – John Caudwell
Seeing results flow from my gifts is my greatest pleasure as a philanthropist. – Peter B. Lewis
The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities – a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source. – John D. Rockefeller
Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind. – Henry David Thoreau
Philanthropy is deeper than your pockets. – Valaida Fullwood
Generosity is the flower of justice. – Nathaniel Hawthorne
