Eugene Lang Educational dreamer
“Giving is not giving back,” Lang said. “There is no quid pro quo. Giving is self-fulfillment.”
From This is True for 9 April 2017
philanthropy
Known more for giving their money away than for making it
Abdul Sattar Edhi Humanitarian
He had no funding, and simply led by example: the Edhi Foundation grew to be a huge public service organization.
From This is True for 10 July 2016
Joe Griffin Patten Fox Phantom
He became known as “The Phantom of the Fox”.
From This is True for 10 April 2016
Ted Stanley Mental health advocate
It’s estimated Stanley donated $1.2 billion to research and treat mental illness.
From This is True for 10 January 2016
Jacinto Convit Research physician
“I don’t lose sleep over not winning the Nobel Prize, but I do over finding the cure for cancer.”
From This is True for 11 May 2014
Walter Cottle Lester Gentleman farmer
Lester was a lifelong farmer — in California’s Silicon Valley.
From This is True for 9 February 2014
Fred Kavli Big & Small philanthropist
The first Kavli prizes were given in 2008.
From This is True for 24 November 2013
Larry Selman Extraordinary collector
His life’s work was to help those who were worse off than he was.
From This is True for 27 January 2013
Lady Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Bundles for Britain founder
“I had never had time to think before,” she said. Then she had a need to.
From This is True for 20 January 2013
Jeno Paulucci Pizza roller
That’s Jeno, as in “Jeno’s Pizza Rolls”.
From This is True for 27 November 2011