Carefully Quote by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

Philanthropy is not about the money. It's about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.

— Melinda Gates

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

— Michael Porter

I'm not going to run around uselessly spending money. It's a matter of choosing your charity. Some people choose themselves. For me, that is…

— Claude Picasso

Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is an investment,…

— Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the…

— Azim Premji

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

— David Rockefeller

In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around.

— George Kaiser

The decision on how philanthropic money is spent is made on the whims and personal interests of the wealthy, rather than what is best.

— Owen Jones

I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and…

— David Bonderman

The resources you happen to accumulate, what do you do with them? You can spend the money and buy some houses or whatever, and…

— Steve Case

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and…

— Eli Broad

The thing about all these charities is that who sees where the money goes? I don't and you don't. For all I know, the…

— Zach Braff