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Why Answering Questions in Public Makes You a Better Donor

Why Answering Questions in Public Makes You a Better Donor

by Dawn Franks | Jan 23, 2023 | About Your Philanthropy, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits, Wealth

While waiting for my next flight, I was scanning through email, focused on the laptop screen in front of me. Ignoring the voices and sounds, I was oblivious to conversations. Then I suddenly became aware of movement behind and beside me. A glance revealed four...
Nine Steps on the Giving Ladder You Can Share with Your Children

Nine Steps on the Giving Ladder You Can Share with Your Children

by Dawn Franks | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation

Peeping through a keyhole on Christmas morning, I could see the packages and toys Santa had brought. All under the age of ten, all four of us grandchildren took turns looking through that keyhole while my grandmother took her sweet time cooking breakfast. My sweet...
Five Tips to Protect Donor Intent and Family Foundation Unity

Five Tips to Protect Donor Intent and Family Foundation Unity

by Margie Boyd | Nov 30, 2022 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Family, Giving, Guest Blogs, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits, Wealth

By Margie Boyd, Executive Vice President, Your Philanthropy, margie@your-philanthropy.com   With the greatest transfer of wealth from one generation to the next just around the corner, there is one topic on many minds—donor intent and how to protect it....
How SMART Gifts Can Transform Faith-based Giving

How SMART Gifts Can Transform Faith-based Giving

by Dawn Franks | Oct 5, 2022 | About Your Philanthropy, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits

Smart is such a great word. It makes us feel good, as in what great glasses – they make you look so smart. Or, look how fast my dog learned that trick – he’s so smart. Today we have smartboards in classrooms. Forget chalk and erasers. We even have the smart...
When to Have This One Talk to Ensure an Enduring Legacy

When to Have This One Talk to Ensure an Enduring Legacy

by Dawn Franks | Sep 14, 2022 | About Your Philanthropy, Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation

Are we too late? That was the question asked casually by an acquaintance. Too late for what? Too late for one of the most important conversations you can have with your adult children.   I understand late. Most days I practice stretching time: I ignore the clock,...
Nine Best Life Lesson Tips to Enhance Generations of Giving

Nine Best Life Lesson Tips to Enhance Generations of Giving

by Dawn Franks | Aug 31, 2022 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Giving, Next Generation

  Blinking lights. School zones. Weather changes. Fall is right around the corner. Recent rainy days here at the start of school reminded me of my first day in middle school. I proudly wore a dress I made in the Singer sewing class over the summer. In full...
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