Quotes for All
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 … Read more
Fred Wilson is a legendary VC and the Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures in New York City. At AVC, he writes one of the most popular startup blogs and covers issues from negotiation to hiring to fundraising. He’s a machine for dispensing helpful advice and insightful commentary for those in our industry. Emerson Spartz
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
I started, with three friends, this website called Crowdrise that’s sort of the Facebook for personal philanthropy, a place where anybody can have a permanent microsite of their own to stage creative fundraising projects for the charities and causes that they care about. And we did it with serious intent but without any ambition. Edward … Read more
The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success Fred Wilson
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Francis of Assisi
Giving opens the way for receiving. Florence Scovel Shinn
The things I try to do with Surfrider Foundation, SurfAid, Love Hope Strength, which is a cancer foundation, I try to do as many benefits and fundraising things as I possibly can. It’s so important, if you have any kind of a voice, or any way to make a difference, to do that. So, I’m … Read more
The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions. Donald Calne
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