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Philanthropy and social change work are at their best when they are driven by your values and connected to what you care about most.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: About Best Care Change Connected Driven Most Philanthropy Social Social Change Values Work You Your

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In my 40s - when I was giving to the Red Cross, United Jewish Appeal and other charities - I said to myself, this is all well and good, but these are really amorphous things, and maybe there are some causes out there that I really give a damn about.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: About Appeal Causes Charities Cross Damn Give Giving Good Jewish Maybe Myself Other Out Really Red Said Some Things United Well

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In the U.S. and Canada, 50% of the young leadership of all the organizations like AIPAC and Hillel are Birthright alumni.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: Alumni Birthright Canada Leadership Like Organizations Young

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The Jewish people can do a lot of good if we stay united and strong - Israel and the Diaspora working together. If we don't, I always worry about the continuation of the Jewish people in Israel and abroad.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: About Abroad Always Continuation Good Israel Jewish Jewish People Lot People Stay Strong Together United Working Working Together Worry

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Over 90% of participants are satisfied with the Birthright experience.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: Birthright Experience Over Participants Satisfied

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Across all religions in the United States, people 18-30 are more spiritual than before, but they don't like organized religion. What sets Birthright apart is that no one's hitting on you to be Jewish in any particular way, and you can define Jewish any way you want.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: Across All Religions Any Apart Before Birthright Define Hitting Jewish Like More Organized Organized Religion Particular Particular Way People Religion Religions Sets Spiritual States Than United United States Want Way You

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Philanthropy is in the DNA of my family.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: Family Philanthropy Dna

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Doing what we can to repair the world was instilled in me from an early age. I will never forget my siblings and me knitting squares for blankets to be sent to the troops during World War II. This was an inspiration from my mother.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: Age Blankets Doing Early Early Age Forget Inspiration Instilled Knitting Me Mother Never Never Forget Repair Sent Sibling Squares Troops War Will World World War World War Ii

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I have often spoken about the importance of intentionality in philanthropy: that it has to stir the soul. This is true whether you are feeding the homeless, mentoring a child or working on climate change.

~Charles Bronfman

Topics: About Change Child Climate Climate Change Feeding Homeless Importance Mentoring Often Philanthropy Soul Spoken Stir True Whether Working You

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Businessman

Born: June 27th, 1931

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