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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• 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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• Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Inspirational, Marriage

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• Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

  Thomas Fuller

  Kindness, Home, Charity

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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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• No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Life, Leadership, Motivational Sports

  Calvin Coolidge (1920). “Law and Order”

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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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  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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• You only need a heart full of grace

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Heart, Greatness, Helping Others

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.222, Beacon Press

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• Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Good Life, Son, Volunteer

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• Be the change you want to see in your networks

  James H. Fowler

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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  The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

  Meryl Streep

  Inspirational, Compassion, Empathy

  "'I Want To Feel My Life While I’m In It' – The Wonderful Meryl Streep’s Greatest Quotes". www.marieclaire.co.uk. June 23, 2015.

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• The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Dream, Men, Volunteer

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, J. D. McClatchy (2000). “Poems and Other Writings”, p.746, Library of America

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• Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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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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• Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.

  Francis of Assisi

  Love, Fear, Ignorance

  Saint Francis (of Assisi), Regis J. Armstrong, Ignatius C. Brady (1982). “Francis and Clare: The Complete Works”, p.35, Paulist Press

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• Appreciation can make a day - even change a life.

  Margaret Cousins

  Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

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

  Thomas Keller

  Chef, Building, Restaurants

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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