The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the government.
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You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.
Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.
Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.
I believe we have a responsibility, even if our job is to lead a nonprofit organization, as private citizens to be good citizens and to make our voices heard.
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 should be voluntary.
We have a responsibility to be responsible stewards of tax dollars.
Philanthropic dollars are precious resources, so it's our responsibility to consider how we use them carefully. Yet few of us spend enough time doing so.
At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished.