by Dawn Franks | Jun 7, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Lego kids have come of age, and I don’t mean recently. They’ve been of age for some time now. You probably remember stumbling over Lego bricks or trying to build the picture on the box. Your forty-something-year-old kids had their share of boxes and buckets of Legos,...
by Dawn Franks | May 10, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation, Wealth
Are you the Warren Buffett of your social network? Do others follow your lead giving to the same organizations or in the same way you do? Two weeks ago, I spoke to a community leadership class about giving and philanthropy. We focused on everyone’s personal giving...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 28, 2016 | Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Steven Rogers is a nextgen giver raised in Tyler, Texas, in a family that is serious, but quietly active in the giving community. Today he works as a business consultant and has been working with clients both in the U.S. and Mexico. When he was in his senior year at...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 14, 2016 | Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
A large wooden crate seemed to hold all the decorations needed for the Christmas tree trimming I remember from my childhood. My dad would produce the crate each year, and my mother would supervise the opening and unpacking. The box held all kinds of treasures –...
by Dawn Franks | Oct 3, 2016 | Family, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
Storytelling is a skill we learn very early in life. Before we can read and write; we make up stories. We entertain ourselves and others with our stories, and we fill in gaps for what we don’t know. As a child, I regularly used the three blocks from home to school to...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 10, 2016 | Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
A thread of embarrassment runs through donor stories. So much so that donors seldom share their giving experiences. For some it’s about too little to give, others too much too late. Other stories hint at long-held family beliefs that it is shameful to talk about...