by Dawn Franks | Jul 20, 2021 | About Your Philanthropy, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
How did you spend your weekend? Vacation, staycation, trip to the grandparents, just another weekend in July? Some families make time to give together, often at least one weekend in the summer. I spent my last weekend surrounded by a giving family sorting important...
by Margie Boyd | Jul 7, 2021 | About Your Philanthropy, Blog, Business, Donors, Family, Giving, Guest Blogs, Nonprofits, Wealth
This past weekend I had some extra time to read a book that has been patiently waiting for me to pay it some attention…Accidental Philanthropist – A Journey Towards Intentional Generosity by Steve Perry. A respected Facebook friend recommended it so I headed...
by Dawn Franks | May 19, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
Graduations are upon us. They are celebrations for what is ending and for many what’s finally finished. They are a threshold event with doors opening and paths disappearing into foggy futures. They are a pivot moment for many graduates as they find their way into the...
by Dawn Franks | Apr 7, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
A few years ago, we called them the Next Generation. Now, they are the Rising Generation. They are no longer simply waiting their turn; they are rising to the occasion, and it is changing philanthropy. It is a revolution of sorts with a bullet blender effect. The...
by Dawn Franks | Feb 10, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
School-age memories are often etched into our psyche. For me, these memories are either clear and colorful or vague and foggy. One of the clear, colorful memories from elementary school came on February 14. Eleven years old, I was excited about the upcoming...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 15, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
In the late sixties, my family moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. My brother and I arrived at our new school in the middle of an outbreak of strep throat, also known as streptococcus. The outbreak was severe. They began weekly throat cultures on every student and sending...
