NEW DELHI: Wipro's Founder Chairman Azim Premji on Saturday said that it is much more difficult to give money than make it. Addressing top leaders of the corporate world at the Economic Times Awards the IT tycoon said, "The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us.
He shared three very important lessons in philanthropy, "There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity and time."
"There are millions of homeless people. There are three million children who will sleep on the streets today, without adequate food. We need to ask a very basic question - can we go to sleep knowing this scenario exists? You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying."
Premji said philanthropy is the means to make a difference and wealthier one is, the more he is in a position to make a change. He said that his biggest regret was to have waited so long to be deeply involved.
Praising people who have taken part in his philanthropy he said, "We run courses for government school teachers on Sundays. These teachers pay for their own food and stay, the kind of commitment you find in these people is remarkable."
He shared three very important lessons in philanthropy, "There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity and time."
"There are millions of homeless people. There are three million children who will sleep on the streets today, without adequate food. We need to ask a very basic question - can we go to sleep knowing this scenario exists? You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying."
Premji said philanthropy is the means to make a difference and wealthier one is, the more he is in a position to make a change. He said that his biggest regret was to have waited so long to be deeply involved.
Praising people who have taken part in his philanthropy he said, "We run courses for government school teachers on Sundays. These teachers pay for their own food and stay, the kind of commitment you find in these people is remarkable."
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