by Dawn Franks | Jun 20, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Family, Giving, Millennials, Nonprofits
During the last month, I had conversations with two different mothers, one with average family resources and one with significant resources. In spite of their differences, they had one desire in common. Both mothers hope to raise generous children. Both mothers have...
by Dawn Franks | May 8, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors
I’m nearly moved into new office space. That project is nearly completed. Not long ago I even heard myself tell another person “I have nearly decided and would get back with them.” Right now there is more nearly in my life than I like. I’m...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 20, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Giving
Is there anything more humiliating than making mistakes in full public view? Frankly it frustrates me when mistakes happen for all to see. It happened recently when I posted the YP Journal only to discover it wasn’t working correctly. I immediately received emails...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 7, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Giving
I’ve had occasion over the years to be involved in a number of giving decisions that didn’t work out as expected. Results we hoped for didn’t materialize. Occasionally, part of the grant was returned if it had not all been spent. In spite of the frustration, the...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 9, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Business, Donors, Family, Giving
Dawn Franks closed a chapter in a 33-year career of working with nonprofits, foundations and companies when she left Fourth Partner on December 31, 2013. She is spinning Your Philanthropy, a service developed in 2013 under the Fourth Partner umbrella, into a private...
by Fred Smith | Aug 7, 2013 | About Your Philanthropy, Family, Guest Blogs, Next Generation, Wealth
My family moved to Tyler in 1984, and I almost immediately began teaching a Bible study that had been going for 20 years. The couples had begun as young parents and kept meeting weekly through all the stages of raising children and seeing them go off – and then...
