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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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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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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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Relationship, Positive

Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.18, St. Martin's Press

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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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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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Anybody who is running a marathon or doing a walkathon, doing a fundraiser for their school, their company, by far it's guaranteed the easiest and most fun way to quickly set up a fundraising campaign and send it around to your friends and family.

Edward Norton

Running, Fun, School

Interview with Teena Apeles, www.askmen.com.

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Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Thomas Fuller

Kindness, Home, Charity

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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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Be the compromise you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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Build what you want to see in the world.

Jack Dorsey

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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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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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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Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

College, Helping Others, Greatness

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Be the trouble you want to see in the world.

Joey Comeau

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

"A Softer World". Webcomic by Joey Comeau,

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Be the change you want to see.

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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In the long run we get no more than we have been willing to risk giving.

Sheldon B. Kopp

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

SHELDON B KOPP (1972). “IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS”

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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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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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To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training.

Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones

Communication, Technology, Race

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You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a fundraising breakfast, a fundraising lunch and a fundraising dinner, and then when the Senate breaks for the week to go home, more fundraisers. And that's driven by the cost of campaigning.

Evan Bayh

Running, Home, Years

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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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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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