Comments on: About the Site http://makeluxurycount.com If you're going to make a statement, make it count. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:40:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Alex von Bargen http://makeluxurycount.com/about-the-site/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Alex von Bargen Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:51 +0000 http://mobrimer.com/makeluxurycount.com/?page_id=467#comment-4 Great example of an exhaustive, informative and inspirational blog. Let's hope the big wigs out there are listening! Alex Great example of an exhaustive, informative and inspirational blog. Let’s hope the big wigs out there are listening!

Alex

]]> By: Maggie F. Keenan http://makeluxurycount.com/about-the-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Maggie F. Keenan Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:56:36 +0000 http://mobrimer.com/makeluxurycount.com/?page_id=467#comment-3 Brilliant Blog.. the BEST blog Daahling. I <3 it and am sharing it with Peeps. Kudos to you. Maggie F. Keenan, Ed.D. Chief Giving Strategist Brilliant Blog.. the BEST blog Daahling. I <3 it and am sharing it with Peeps. Kudos to you.

Maggie F. Keenan, Ed.D.
Chief Giving Strategist

]]> By: Paul Wesselhoft http://makeluxurycount.com/about-the-site/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Paul Wesselhoft Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:39:27 +0000 http://mobrimer.com/makeluxurycount.com/?page_id=467#comment-2 Acts of Ought One of the most powerful words in the English language is—ought! The word, ought, is pregnant with moral and ethical import. We ought to share a portion of our blessing with humanity. Why, because we love humanity. This is the root of philanthropy, a combination of two Greek words: philos, “love,” and anthropos, “mankind.” We ought to love humankind. These acts of ought can help to meet basic human needs like food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; or acts of ought can foster human excellence like support of art, culture, research, museums, education and more. Brand philanthropy is a call on luxury brands to dedicate a portion of their profits toward basic human needs as well as human excellence. Brand philanthropy is a call, a philanthropic witness to society that both the giver and the receiver are lifted to the highest level of humanity. Brand philanthropy is simply a plea for acts of ought! Yes, our luxury ought to count. Count me in. Paul Chrisstarlon Wesselhöft Acts of Ought

One of the most powerful words in the English language is—ought!

The word, ought, is pregnant with moral and ethical import. We ought to share a portion of our blessing with humanity. Why, because we love humanity.

This is the root of philanthropy, a combination of two Greek words: philos, “love,” and anthropos, “mankind.” We ought to love humankind.

These acts of ought can help to meet basic human needs like food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; or acts of ought can foster human excellence like support of art, culture, research, museums, education and more.

Brand philanthropy is a call on luxury brands to dedicate a portion of their profits toward basic human needs as well as human excellence. Brand philanthropy is a call, a philanthropic witness to society that both the giver and the receiver are lifted to the highest level of humanity. Brand philanthropy is simply a plea for acts of ought! Yes, our luxury ought to count. Count me in.

Paul Chrisstarlon Wesselhöft

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