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When Giving Matters Answer Two Questions

When Giving Matters Answer Two Questions

Giving matters, so what's the most important question you should answer? Your answer to WHY is important. Simon Sinek, author of the bestseller, Start With Why, has turned that simple, three letter word into a very deep well. He started digging the well with a sharp...

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4 Questions Lead to a Better Gift

4 Questions Lead to a Better Gift

The weather man predicted 100 degree days are on the horizon. It’s too hot here in Texas for most outdoor activities unless you’re heading for water. It’s hard to even find a breeze. My solution is early morning walks before the thermometer starts climbing. Then I...

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5 Secrets to Donor Happiness

5 Secrets to Donor Happiness

I love the colors of early spring. They make me happy, lift my spirits and make me want to share my happiness. Here’s how you can be happy, experiencing pleasure and contentment. Warning donors, it requires spending. It requires giving of and beyond ourselves. If you...

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What to Do When Overhead Meets Mission

What to Do When Overhead Meets Mission

When the board president called and asked to drop by later in the day to go over the proposed budget I didn’t think much about it. When he arrived his copy of the budget had a column of neatly written numbers all the way down the page. I had a sinking feeling I was in...

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The Donor Joy Recipe

The Donor Joy Recipe

Donor joy is elusive. If there’s a recipe for donor joy it is hard to find. In my experience the donor tries to get there by throwing a little of this and a little of that into the bowl, leaves out critical ingredients, and doesn’t bake it long enough. The entire time...

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Think. Plan. Do in 2016.

Think. Plan. Do in 2016.

Add one thing.....write donation checks. Think. Plan. Do in 2016.   Do you find yourself writing most of your donation checks in December? Do you know why?  Here are answers most of us would have to that question: I like to wait until all the requests come in so I can...

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Add Trust and Respect To Giving

Add Trust and Respect To Giving

Disappointment The conversation was right after Thanksgiving. The topic was Thanksgiving dinner at the Salvation Army Lodge.  There were questions about whether everyone who came through the line was really in need; evidently several were overdressed for a free meal...

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