"My philanthropy is still evolving, and I've not found the perfect model for my giving...but the journey is tremendously rewarding”.
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“It is so rewarding to pass on our ideas of philanthropy to our family and know that they also want our foundation to go on into perpetuity.”
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“Money without experience and understanding is valueless. The power of ideas is as important as money.”
Chairman, Wates Family Foundation
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“Watch your head v heart. You can lead by your heart, but your head must come into it too!”
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Four of the six most deprived boroughs in Britain are in London and they are probably the most deprived in Western Europe.
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I had admittedly suffered from the white man's burden of providing answers often without considering the question
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“This was a new model so we did not know what to expect. We were like Columbus – we started without knowing where we were going; we just knew we were going on a voyage.”
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"I never, ever, just write a cheque, I use my business and entrepreneurial skills, along with my wealth, to do the things that I'm good at."
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It’s much easier for certain sections of society to say. "You’ve brought this on yourself by your fecklessness; you sort it out," than to say "You’ve been a victim of circumstances" or "Hey, marriages break up…..but how are we going to help you help yourself?"
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"Travelling was the best education I could possibly have."
Social activist and entrepreneur
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"I come from a very strong socialist background. My parents instilled in me a belief in social values and equality of opportunity"
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"I first became involved in activism rather than philanthropy, a young peoples’ Amnesty group when I was 13, and feminism and peace protests at university,”
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"It is important to set expectations and measure performance - to make objectives clear from the outset, rather than to justify performance retrospectively."
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“Our main objectives are to make our individual philanthropic dreams come true, to engage the youngest generation of the family, and to enable them to learn about philanthropy at an early stage.”
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"Employees feel good to be part of a company that behaves positively"
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"Using my profits to help fund what I believe in is immensely satisfying."
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