by Dawn Franks | Oct 6, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits
Sunflowers, zinnias and gerbera daisies have overtaken the rose bushes. A shallow garden running the length of our backyard fence is full of colorful flowers tumbling over each other as if escaping into the yard. As the flowers fade and fall arrives, I become a little...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 21, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation
On the first Friday in October, the Nobel Prize Committee will announce the winner of the Peace Prize as well as prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the economic sciences. Laureate nominees are not made public by the Norwegian Nobel Committee or...
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...
