Reid Hoffman

I think I have a good track record, both in commercial investing and in philanthropic investing. I don't have any interest in creating a named foundation; I have an interest in really good impact for capital. I think I'm pretty good at doing it, so I'm going to apply myself to doing it in my lifetime.

American Businessman

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

My mother taught me that to maximize your philanthropic potential, you need to constantly challenge your capabilities and put yourself in situations that are not always comfortable. Through her example, I discovered that there is no more beautiful way to live a life than to live a life of service.

American Businesswoman

LaTanya Richardson

I have always been involved in some philanthropic work - growing up in the church, you always had to have a reasonable portion of service to the community and to people who have less, who need a helping hand. It's just something in my heart that I know needs to be done.

American Actress

Jacky Rosen

What you realize when you work in the philanthropic world is that people aren't just numbers: they are families with real needs and you need to make your judgments with kindness and thoughtfulness in order to serve those needs.

American Politician

Rebecca Gayheart

I definitely got my philanthropic genes from my mom and dad. They taught me from a very early age to always lend a helping hand to anyone in need, and I hope to raise my daughter to be a very kind and charitable person.

Jorge M. Perez

You have to live life to the fullest. I don't want to slow down. I want the giving to be stepped up. So the older I get, the less I will be involved in the business side, the more in the philanthropic side.

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Fashion and wearing clothes is a daily routine for everybody. What better way to spread the word of giving back and philanthropic ways of life than to wear something that gives back to charity?

American Actor

Hansjorg Wyss

I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.

Swiss Businessman

George Kaiser

Naming rights are a seductive philanthropic inducement, yet more anonymous operational support may better advance the charitable purpose.

Jesse L. Martin

If I get the chance to be philanthropic, I want to help kids and teachers.

Often used when referring to actions supporting non-profit and charity work, not just casual giving.

Non-profit Focus

'Philanthropic' suggests significant support or aid, not small, everyday acts of kindness.

Large Scale

It carries a very positive meaning, implying noble intentions behind the actions.

Positive Connotation

Highlights desire to cause societal improvement, particularly through financial support.

Improvement Aim

It often implies a moral duty or responsibility felt by the giver.

Moral Undertone

Can relate to other forms of help like volunteering time, skills, or providing resources.

Not Always Money

 Token support will not cut it. And finally, conservation requires money. A lot of it. Governments in island and coastal nations may want to protect their waters, but often these nations have very high debt and can't afford to prioritize conservation. If we rely on philanthropic dollars alone to fund marine protection,

An ingenious proposal...

 but there's so many causes out there. The way you're going to pick is you see somebody who's sick, you see somebody who's not getting social services. You see something that helps reduce racism. And you're very passionate, and so you give to that. And, of course, some philanthropic gifts won't work out.

How the pandemic will...

 They're total heroes. Our team's mission is to deliver basic access to medicine to all seven billion people on the planet, no matter how hard it is to reach them. We often tell people about that mission, and they say, "That's so generous of you, it's so philanthropic."

How we're using drones...

 work with haven't discovered this so we actually have people do something altruistic and do something fun and to contrast it and what you find is when you do something fun it has a square wave walk set when you do something philanthropic to help another person it

On positive psychology -...

 so we actually have people do something altruistic and do something fun, and contrast it. And what you find is when you do something fun, it has a square wave walk set. When you do something philanthropic to help another person, it lasts and it lasts.

The new era of positive...

 We're too often ignored or silenced when we speak. We are too often passed over when plans are laid or investments made. According to one analysis, just 0.2 percent of philanthropic funds go specifically towards women and the environment,

How empowering women and...

 And that means we still spend a paltry amount on these nuclear nonproliferation, geoengineering, biorisk, artificial intelligence safety. All of these receive only a few tens of millions of dollars of philanthropic funding every year.

What are the most...

 of his huge philanthropic contribution. And, I mean, that's awesome, but equally important, I was -- But it's not nearly enough. Exactly, and I'm -- It would be good to see more. I'm kind of dismayed, in a way,

What coronavirus means...

 All right, just bear with me. Blacks were kept out -- you know, the whole slavery thing. With the help of philanthropic white people, they built their own schools. Separate but equal was OK.

How America's public...

 philanthropic arts they were housewives who just supported their spouses or they were just present on state functions and I know that's not what you're doing now