San Fracisco-based leader Michael E. Parker shares tips on giving for the entrepreneur, and shares inspiring quotes on the subject of philanthropy. As the CEO and Founder of You Are a CEO and an inspirational leader, Michael knows the importance of giving back.

1. E N T R E P R E N E U RT I P S O N G I V I N G F O R T H E :
M I C H A E L E . PA R K E R
CEO and Founder
You Are a CEO
http://michaeleparker.org/

2. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
I have found that among its
other benefits, giving
liberates the soul of the
giver.
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-Maya Angelou

3. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Use the strengths of your company to help a
great cause.
P L AY T O Y O U R S T R E N G T H S
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4. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
Helping people doesn't
have to be an unsound
financial strategy.
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-Melinda French Gates

5. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Use your network to get others involved.
N E T W O R K F O R G O O D
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6. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
We are responsible for the
world in which we find
ourselves, if only because we
are the only sentient force
which can change it.
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-James Baldwin

7. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Create a foundation.
B U I L D A S T R O N G F O U N D AT I O N
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8. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
Every man must decide
whether he will walk in the
light of creative altruism or
in the darkness of
destructive selfishness.
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-Martin Luther King Jr.

9. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
When I do good, I feel
good; when I do bad, I feel
bad; and that’s my religion.
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-Abraham Lincoln

10. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Find ways to get your employees involved
with and excited about this cause.
K E E P Y O U R E M P L O Y E E S H A P P Y
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11. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
If you’re in the luckiest
1percent of humanity, you
owe it to the rest of
humanity to think about the
other 99 percent.
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-Warren Buffett

12. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
Wealth is not to feed our
egos but to feed the
hungry and to help people
help themselves..
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-Andrew Carnegie

13. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Find a cause that you are passionate about.
PA S S I O N P R O J E C T S
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14. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
It is every man's obligation
to put back into the world at
least the equivalent of what
he takes out of it.
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-Albert Einstein

15. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
Gentleness, self-sacrifice
and generosity are the
exclusive possession of no
one race or religion.
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-Mohandas Gandhi

16. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R E N T R E P R E N E U R S
•Figure out where and how you can have the
most impact.
D E E P I M PA C T
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17. T I P S O N G I V I N G F O R
E N T R E P R E N E U R S
If you want to lift yourself
up, lift up someone else.
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-Booker T. Washington

18. E N T R E P R E N E U RT I P S O N G I V I N G F O R T H E :
M I C H A E L E . PA R K E R
CEO and Founder
You Are a CEO
F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N F O R T H E E N T R E P R E N E U R V I S I T:
http://michaeleparker.org/