by Dawn Franks | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
What’s that saying, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” It’s also known as the duck test. It seems so simple, a straightforward and plausible way of thinking. Yet, the duck test can...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog, Business, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Uncategorized
Photo by Shashi Chaturvedula on Unsplash Let’s talk about the business of philanthropy – not improving nonprofits with business principles, but rather, the power of philanthropy mixed directly into the business world. Or maybe it happens in my kitchen every time...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 6, 2024 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
The first bicycle I attempted to ride lacked training wheels and was a bit large for me. My cousin was eighteen months older, taller, and had long legs. She made riding look effortless. Only six at the time, I was in between. Not quite big enough for big kid bikes and...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 24, 2024 | Family, Giving, Next Generation, Uncategorized
Summer is almost done! School clothes and supplies are on sale. Amidst the plans for one last trip to visit grandparents, a Saturday at the theme park down the road or a day at the water park, work in a little time for one more generosity event. Generosity Time...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
I turned the calendar page this morning and found this quote: “Starting over is not starting from scratch; it’s starting from experience.” Career changes, family interruptions and losses, moving, education decisions, devastating weather events, and on and on, starting...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 19, 2024 | Business, Dawn's Blogs, Giving, Wealth
I stepped out of the sunroom to a sunny, cool morning. Then I realized it’s mid-June, and the year is half over. Summers used to mean running barefoot through the neighborhood, walking to the corner store for an ICEE, and trips to the nearby park for serious...
