An Interview with Charles Terry
Charles Terry left his teaching job to become the Executive Director of The Door, a youth center. It frustrated him that in such a wealthy place like New York, they were never able to raise enough money. He loved helping these kids with such huge problems, but when given the support and opportunities, they were actually very talented and creative. Terry helped the Door find a new home after their 14-year lease ran out. They were able to accomplish an $18 million facility project having started with zero money and zero assets. This is kind of like an example of the magic around money.
I'm really glad I decided to read Charles Terry's interview. I used to think that most people were just trying to be philanthropist to get a good name for themselves but I feel like Charles Terry really cares about helping others. Even after he finished working with The Door he went on and became The Director of Philanthropy at Rockefeller. Overall, Charles Terry, really cared about helping others, especially the children at The Door and it's great to see how much people love helping others.
I think it is an amazing example of how, every us can take steps to provide value. We should have the courage to be different and take decisions ... A lot of people we'll speak but then they loose their good intention.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to change positively even only one life is the biggest achievement we can think at