Philip Wollen
Winsome Constance Kindness
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Countries
The Five Fingers
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Children
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Animals
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The Environment
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The Terminally Ill
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Aspiring Youth
Venture Capital for Good Causes
Philip Wollen OAM is an Australian philanthropist, environmentalist, Animal Rights activist and former Vice President of Citibank.
Beginning in 1988, his private mission was to make “Kindness” a recognizable trait in the human character and culture.
Discreetly, he built his “Kindness” initiative under the banner “Winsome Constance” named after his mother and grandmother. This "nom de guerre" enabled him to effectively operate with anonymity for many years.
We concentrate on projects that cover “The Five Fingers”.
We are a “Clearing House” for Mission Critical Solutions.
Bringing together
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Good Causes with Good Ideas.
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Good intentions with Good Actions.
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Powerful People with Powerless souls.
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The coal face of cruelty and the kind face of Compassionate Capital.
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The “Cash Rich and Time Poor” with Cash Poor who have little time left.
We provide support in the form of financial grants, awards, facilities, and advice in many countries.
We do not accept donations.
- Do not send us money. If you do want to help (and we hope you will), please donate directly to the groups we have already supported.
- Based on past experience, we believe that you will enjoy developing ongoing relationships and friendships with these groups - quite independently of us.
We don’t accept applications for grants.
- All our grants to deserving groups are unsolicited.
- Our global network is extensive.
- We conduct our own Due Diligence independently.
- However, we are prepared to receive information for our extensive database from effective groups describing their work.
A call to action.
We encourage caring people to:
- 01Become “Venture Capitalists for Good Causes” by supporting good pro-activist groups who are doing the hard work in the field, out of sight and out of mind.
- 02Deploy their physical, financial, moral, intellectual and networking resources to support ethical projects that deliver meaningful “bang for their buck”.
- 03Save lives, reduce hunger, alleviate suffering, comfort the lonely and oppressed, protect the environment and stimulate action.
- 04Go Vegan.
- 05Adopt an “Ahimsan” way of Life, non-violence to any living being.
- 06Focus attention on the protection and care of all sentient beings.
- 07Pay particular attention to the existential risks and challenges in:Food and Water Security, Climate Change, civil and cross-border wars, Social Justice, Human Health, Plastic contamination of our land, water and food systems, protecting old growth forests, flora and fauna while ending the pollution to the atmosphere, the land, rivers, and oceans.
Testimonials
Phil is not just a person who puts his money where his mouth is. He puts his energy and his very life force, where his heart is, and he does it so strategically. I suspect his particular breed of Philanthropy is unrivalled in its long term effect.
Philip Wollen not only saves lives, he changes them. I know. I am one he changed. He truly does as Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see”.
He makes us believe that one person can change the world if he has the goodness and courage to do it. Thousands owe their lives and wellbeing to him. Philip Wollen is my personal hero: a man who has spent his entire life and money fighting against cruelty to animals in every possible way. If he recommends something, it has to be excellent.
I am honoured, inspired and proud to call him friend.
Phil is a guiding light; he illuminates the darkness to remind us all of the better side of human nature. Phil is the Gandhi of Fitzroy!
Probably the most remarkable individual I have had the pleasure to know, judging by the change he has made in so many lives.
There’s something that just emanates with love, this generosity. He’s just amazing, a beautiful man.
His work ethic, his dedication and his vision certainly do rub off on everyone with whom he comes in contact. Phil has been amazing for us.
He could have made heaps and heaps by pursuing a business career but instead he chose to put all his time into bringing about peace between the kingdoms of nature, and opted for continuous use of an old and well-worn coat.
To my wife’s frustration, I drove several hours halfway through our three-day honeymoon just to hear Phil Wollen speak in Melbourne. To call it life-changing would be an understatement. For the past 15 years I’ve tried to live up to the message that went straight into my heart that day. He is a remarkable figure on the global stage, standing for what is right and just in this world.
Everyone in the animal welfare movement knows that the Australian, Philip Wollen, is not a human being. He is from another planet. They simply do not make humans like him anymore. He went to Australia when he was young, taught himself, got a job in a bank, rose to the top, now donates all his money to animals and orphans and people who need it. He does so on a moment’s notice. Obviously, he has landed here on a UFO and the technical word for his species is ‘angel.’