Acceptance Quote by Kirstin Maldonado

It's very difficult for me to do fund raising for my own organization if I'm working for other companies because sponsors will say, 'Well,…

— Twyla Tharp

That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a…

— Brande Roderick

It's very easy to do a fundraiser and spend a lot of money on food and venue and not raise any money. You really…

— Michael Seibel

I'd rather have a lot of little donations than a couple big ones. That shows that people care and are giving what they can.

— Steve Grand

It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't…

— Dar Williams

It's not enough to raise awareness. You have to give people solutions, and you have to invite them to get involved in whatever way…

— Madonna Ciccone

Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.

— Jeff Henderson

Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors.

— Richard Cohen

I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help…

— Emily Weiss

When I'm raising money, this fundraising, I'm thinking about the next fundraising. I'm thinking how I'm set up for it.

— Reid Hoffman

If you need to raise funds from donors, you need to study them, respect them, and build everything you do around them.

— Jeff Brooks

I was one of the first ones to participate in fundraisers for AIDS.

— Ruth Westheimer