Reciprocity Not Required
December 18, 2008
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
— John Bunyon
Antidote to Mortality
November 17, 2008
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” –Albert Pike
Pass the Bread Please
July 7, 2008
“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.” –Buddha
In the beginning…
July 7, 2008
Deeds of giving are the very foundations of the world. –The Torah
Hearth Healthy
June 23, 2008
“Peace, like charity, begins at home.” –Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Non-exclusive Roots
April 18, 2008
“The word philanthropy has its roots in the Greek language meaning ‘love for mankind.’ It was never meant to apply only to donors of thousands or millions of dollars.”
–Arthur Frantzreb
In Lieu of Viagra
April 2, 2008
“Giving is the highest expression of potency.”
Give it Up
March 30, 2008
“He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.”
Believers Give
March 20, 2008
“Donors don’t give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.”
– G.T. Smith
Dear John: No Thanks.
March 12, 2008
In Summer ‘06, NY Governor Eliot Spitzer returned a $50,000 campaign contribution to a donor who was indicted for paying women for sex.
