by Dawn Franks | Jul 18, 2013 | Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation, Wealth
At a family reunion this past weekend, I learned my father used to pay his younger siblings a nickel for their chocolate pudding when he came home on military leave. He loved chocolate pudding, and I was raised on it – the homemade kind my mother cooled down in a...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 3, 2013 | Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Once when I worked at the East Texas Crisis Center, I received a call from a potential donor named Ray who had been referred to us by friends while playing golf. Ray was new in the area and wanted to visit with me and learn more about the Crisis Center. At that point...