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安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
My giving of organs to churches came very early in my career, I having presented to less than a hundred members of the Swedenborgian Church in Allegheny which my father favored, an organ, after declining to contribute to the building of a new church for so few. Applications from other churches soon began to pour in, from the grand Catholic Cathedral of Pittsburgh down to the small church in the country village, and I was kept busy. Every church seemed to need a better organ than it had, and as the full price for the new instrument was paid, what the old one brought was clear profit. Some ordered organs for very small churches which would almost split the rafters, as was the case with the first organ given the Swedenborgians; others had bought organs before applying but our check to cover the amount was welcome. Finally, however, a rigid system of giving was developed. A printed schedule requiring answers to many questions has now to be filled and returned before action is taken. The department is now perfectly systematized and works admirably because we graduate the gift according to the size of the church.
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卡内基早年给教堂捐管风琴，起初是给父亲常去的小教会捐了一台，随后各地申请涌来，从大教堂到乡村小堂都有。他发现每座教堂都想要更好的琴，旧琴卖掉还成了净赚。后来他建立严格制度：先填印刷问卷、回答许多问题，再按教堂规模分级给钱。这样做既避免被随意索捐，也让捐赠有章可循。今天做公益或赞助也一样，先定标准和流程，再按需求分级，比凭热情临时拍板更可持续。
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卡内基自传中讲述他早期捐管风琴、后来把捐赠制度化的经历。
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