by Dawn Franks | Aug 7, 2013 | About Your Philanthropy, Millennials, Next Generation
The eraser came hurling directly at me. I had just asked my favorite professor if he could explain the concept he was teaching in our summer statistics class one more time. The concepts were challenging for me, and my professor lost patience with my continual...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 20, 2013 | About Your Philanthropy, Giving, Philanthropy in Action
Wouldn’t it be great if you could go online and find a recipe for effective philanthropy that resulted in the perfect gift every time? It would be wonderful to do away with the anxiety of not knowing if your gift accomplished what you hoped for – or even worse...
by Fred Smith | Jun 5, 2013 | About Your Philanthropy, Guest Blogs
In 1952 a minister, Sam Shoemaker, told Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania city leaders that “one day Pittsburgh will be more famous for God than steel.” That was quite a statement to make at the time. Pittsburgh was the steel capital of the world. It wasn’t a boast or...
by Dawn Franks | May 31, 2013 | About Your Philanthropy
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.” Writer and poet Charles Bukowski said it very succinctly. Start and go all the way. We’re doing exactly that, we’re starting something new – Your Philanthropy – and we’re going all the way....
