“I really must thank the team for helping me during the application process and for having such faith in our work.”

“We like to find strategic solutions, not provide sticking plasters.”

“It is so uplifting to meet so many people blessed with generous hearts and a deep sense of community.”

“It’s so good to think about the bigger picture aside from the week working at the coalface. It keeps me focused about what messages we needed to get across about ourselves as a charity.”

“I really appreciate your work on what for my parents is such an important project. I am glad that the fund has been developing so positively and swiftly.”

“The huge satisfaction to be gained from spending one’s time in giving in your later years far outweighs any pleasures that you can possibly gain on the golf course, on the beach or on the back of the yacht in the Mediterranean sipping martinis.”

“I like to have something worthwhile to get up for each morning… I find that the larger and more strategic the gift, the more pleasure I get out of it.”

“I can’t get over it; I’m still shaking when I talk about it. It’s just incredible… I feel a bit guilty about getting so much pleasure out of giving!”

“Generosity is the best investment.”

“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.”

“I would never have known about many of the causes I’ve helped if the community foundation hadn’t told me about them. They are doing vital work and they need our support.”