Donor Quotes

“A promise is a gift and a gift is a symbol of a social relationship. The donor is aware that it creates a link and the recipient identifies it as a mutual bond. A gift, however, is tangible and a promise is not. Eventually, a promise can be expounded as misunderstood, or misheard or it is simply over and done. If misheard, the social bond is to be put into question. If forgotten, it can be reminded but this is embarrassing. If elapsed, it is one of those broken promises that infest countless relationships. ( "Promised me a breeze of freedom" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Receiving, gratitude, and generosity all grow together.”
― Mark V. Ewert, The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving

“If every do-gooder in this world actually did some good, then the world would do better.”
― Kevin Ansbro

“Donating sperm was not the same as, say, donating a kidney. Or a retina. It was the passing along of an essence that was inseparable from personhood itself.”
― Dani Shapiro, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

“Emotions play the biggest part of moving a donor to give, but statistics and impact reinforce the decision to give to reduce donor’s remorse.”
― Jeremy Reis, Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising

“Thanking your donor should be an opportunity to brag about the donor instead of your organization.”
― Jeremy Reis, Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising

“If you hate asking for a donation, you don’t understand your donor. You’re stealing their joy.”
― Jeremy Reis, Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising

“Donors don’t give to your organization, they give to make the world a better place.”
― Jeremy Reis, Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising

“Your donor is the hero. This doesn’t take away from the great work your staff is doing.”
― Jeremy Reis

“... I was suddenly looking at everything—the Cottages, everybody there—in a different light. I was now one of the ones leaving, and soon enough, everyone knew it.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go

“God cannot be everywhere; that's why he had created Philanthropists(Volunteers and Donors).”
― Sabiha Hasan

“Modern governments have the pernicious problem of trying to reward too many corporate donors.”
― Steven Magee

“I am not an organ donor because my organs were damaged during working in high altitude astronomy.”
― Steven Magee