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Charity is just writing checks and not being engaged. Philanthropy, to me, is being engaged, not only with your resources but getting people and yourself really involved and doing things that haven't been done before.
Eli Broad
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Eli Broad
Age: 87 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 6
Died: 2021
Died: April 30
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