Philanthropy Guru Mugs

"Didn't I just give to your organization last year?"

Businesswoman Empowerment

'His best qualities are circumventing questions and evading answers.'

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

"I'm in nonprofit work for the money."

'Hey! What's the big idea!?!'

"Tia Carmen, if times are tough, how come you're giving money away?"

"I finally got tenure by publishing a research paper funded by a grant about subsidies."

'I don't believe it - if this evidence is correct it'll rock the very foundations of our research grant application.'

"I'll match donations when you match my tax payments."

Great moments in science. . . 'Nice work, you've isolated the funding gene.'

'I know we can't repeal the laws of nature, but I don't see why we can't amend them a little.'

"Does he have to do that every time he gets a little grant?"

'Sorry - I only donate big.'

"This is part of the privatisation I don't like."

"I volunteer for the Samaritans. I tried to phone in sick this morning but they talked me out of it."

"I think Jules is reminding Nat that each and every one of us produces four pounds of garbage each day, every day."

"What are we doing wrong?"

'Just how informal is this constitution?'

"All yours, Buddy. I'm ALREADY living on house money."

"Sure, you can buy them another round, but is this really how you want to spend your MacArthur Grant?"

"Dean Williams, the grant committee approved my research grant to determine how many research grants are a waste of government money!"

Global warming

'I'd like to think they contribute because it's the right thing to do, but I'm not above a short sermon on tax deductibility.'

He's got 'I'm in grant renewal heaven' all over him.

The Electric Car

'Can't you stop being charitable, we are on vacation.'

Igloo with Heat Pump

"It's okay. The chainsaw runs on biofuel."

Honey badger do care.

Grants Office Scientific Research Section.

Charity mugger

"As most MPs are lawyers that should give you a clue as to the mess we are in!"

Ballerina and the light switch.

"I was solving those same problems when I was your age."