by Dawn Franks | Apr 23, 2015 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Giving
I just read that effective people usually ask good questions – not just of others, but of themselves. Then I read this, “Life is a big question that even Google can’t answer.” I don’t know who said it, but it’s the right quote for this fast-paced internet-driven...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 18, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Business, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
My work this year can be described as many different puzzles. Whether it was a family, a business, or a foundation fitting all the pieces together was as easy as it was hard. Every puzzle was different, and finishing was rewarding. Giving puzzles are more frequent...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 4, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Family, Giving, Next Generation
Family legacies grow from stories. I’ve witnessed it first hand. Last year I spent time with a family mulling over a family gift in honor of grandmother. Grandmother had been involved with several organizations, so the family sorted through various ideas about...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 10, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Family, Next Generation, Nonprofits
I could call it the best family counseling we ever paid for. We weren’t there for family counseling, but if functioning better as a family is a fringe benefit who’s going to complain, right? We turned to Dawn Franks for some good old-fashioned advice on how to be...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 4, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Giving
A donor asked me if I was familiar with the organization USA Cares. The donor is very interested in supporting their efforts through the Texas Chapter. Since I didn’t know about the organization, I immediately turned to GuideStar to do a quick check of their tax...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 21, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Family, Giving
The question was posed this way. “The next time you write a column would you answer a question from “a little old lady?” Now without going into a lot of detail I know this “little old lady” quite well. Let’s just say she probably knows me better than I know myself....
