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Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is an investment, and one in which lives - not profits - are at stake.

In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous.

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.

At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished.

You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.

The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.

Those of us who have yet to find philanthropy may find there is a far greater reward from it than from wealth creation.

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business.

Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.