by Dawn Franks | Mar 12, 2015 | Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
Who is going to buy the new Apple Watch? Short answer – the next-gens. They are known as Gen X and Y, can still read small print, and they’re younger than me. They are learning new technologies rapidly and integrating them into their lives. Their brains...
by Dawn Franks | Feb 26, 2015 | Donors, Family, Wealth
What does your money look like? It used to be green paper and change in our pockets, then paper turned to plastic and now it looks an awful lot like my iPhone. More than ever before the “medium is the message”. How we define money – share, spend, or save it –...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 29, 2015 | Donors, Nonprofits
May I call myself an expert based on 33 years experience? That’s what my opinions are based on – years working in and with nonprofit organizations, and many experiences with donors. I’m going to take the risk and share a couple of opinions. I hope...
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 | Oct 2, 2014 | Donors, Giving, Wealth
I know my childhood memory of the Big Eddy Bridge, now under Lake Palestine, is not quite accurate. But the memory is real. Every chance we got my brother and I would convince my dad to drive over the very old and very rickety bridge. It seemed like every board in...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Donors, Giving
I’ve been thinking a lot about business and philanthropy lately. Why would a business spend any of their valuable time focused on something other than making a profit? Could being involved with a nonprofit actually make the business better somehow? I’ve...
