by Dawn Franks | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
What’s that saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” It’s also known as the duck test. It seems so simple, a straightforward and plausible way of thinking. Yet, the duck test can...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog, Business, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Uncategorized
Photo by Shashi Chaturvedula on Unsplash Let’s talk about the business of philanthropy – not improving nonprofits with business principles, but rather, the power of philanthropy mixed directly into the business world. Or maybe it happens in my kitchen every time...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 6, 2024 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
The first bicycle I attempted to ride lacked training wheels and was a bit large for me. My cousin was eighteen months older, taller, and had long legs. She made riding look effortless. Only six at the time, I was in between. Not quite big enough for big kid bikes and...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 24, 2024 | Family, Giving, Next Generation, Uncategorized
Summer is almost done! School clothes and supplies are on sale. Amidst the plans for one last trip to visit grandparents, a Saturday at the theme park down the road or a day at the water park, work in a little time for one more generosity event. Generosity Time...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
I turned the calendar page this morning and found this quote: “Starting over is not starting from scratch; it’s starting from experience.” Career changes, family interruptions and losses, moving, education decisions, devastating weather events, and on and on, starting...
