Fundraising Quotes

• Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of ministry. In ministering to each other, each from the riches that he or she possesses, we work together for the full coming of God's Kingdom.

  Henri Nouwen

  Beautiful, Expression, Working Together

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• The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Inspiring, Giving, Inspire

  Orison Swett Marden (1897). “Rising in the World: Or, Architects of Fate; a Book Designed to Inspire Youth to Character Building, Self-culture and Noble Achievement”

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• I have tried raising money by asking for it, and by not asking for it. I always got more by asking for it.

  Millard Fuller

  Asking, Raising Money

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• Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission.

  Henri

  Believe, Opportunity, People

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• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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  We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Winston Churchill

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Giving opens the way for receiving.

  Florence Scovel Shinn

  Receiving Love, Giving, Way

  Florence Scovel Shinn (2016). “The Game of Life and How to Play It”, p.116, Hay House, Inc

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• Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Norman MacEwen

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.

  Margaret Cousins

  Change, Thanksgiving, Thank You

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.

  Charlie Trotter

  Generous Spirit, Chef, Projects

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• I'm also involved in the rights of the disabled and do some fundraising for that and I thought it would have been a big boost for the campaign but it couldn't be worked out.

  David Prowse

  Rights, Campaigns, Bigs

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  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33

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• The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.

  Bianca Jagger

  War, Commitment, Rights

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• In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.

  Thomas Keller

  Chef, Building, Restaurants

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• The country's top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards.

  Ivanka Trump

  Country, Media, Cities

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• The restaurant chefs in Spain are breaking ground, but in terms of the everyday cooking in Spain I still hear people coming back and saying they were disappointed. I think it's because they're expecting the chef stuff.

  Sally Schneider

  Thinking, People, Cooking

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• It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not, and have never held myself out as being, like a CIA trained chef.

  Ted Allen

  People, Important, World

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people.

  Terry Fox

  People, Upset, Done

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• There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.

  Rocco DiSpirito

  Helping, Chef, Camaraderie

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• When I was in office the fundraising was done by the party treasurers.

  John Major

  Party, Office, Done

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• We aren't upset when Paramount makes a $200 million movie that flops, but if a charity experiments with a $5 million fundraising event that fails, we call in the attorneys. So charities are petrified of trying bold new revenue-generating endeavors and can't develop the powerful learning curves the for-profit sector can.

  Dan Pallotta

  Powerful, Curves, Upset

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• "Be Prepared." "Be prepared for what?" "Why, for any old thing."

  Robert Baden-Powell

  Old Things, Be Prepared, Prepared

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• This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs.

  Madeleine Albright

  Jobs, Party, Volunteer

  "I loved what I did". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2003.

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• Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

  Muhammad Ali

  Basketball, Kindness, Fighting

  Twitter post from May 26, 2010

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• Be the change you want to see in your networks

  James H. Fowler

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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