Business Quote by Robert D. Lupton

Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity.

— David Rockefeller

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to…

— Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

I realize there are few sectors that can do what philanthropy does, which is look at big problems, take a long term view, try…

— Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey

I was encouraged to break all the rules but to take the best of philanthropy, the best of investing, and the best of development…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

My theme for philanthropy is the same approach I used with technology: to find a need and fill it.

— Anonymous

Most people yearn to contribute, make the world a better place and have success… all at the same time... Make sure to give your…

— Blake Mycoskie

By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people. It begins…

— Naveen Jain

By making a company successful, you can provide more employment, and, if you treat your staff well, then your business itself becomes a charity.

— Guo Guangchang

Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

— Bill Gates

As you might imagine, I'm approached by lots of organizations and lots of people who want me to support their various charitable efforts in…

— Tracy Chapman

In the charitable world, I find myself giving to large projects that I think can make a large-scale impact.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

“personal involvement offers the best way to determine if our charitable investments are being put to good use.”

— Robert D. Lupton