by Dawn Franks | Nov 18, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Are you feeling down about the future? Join the crowd. Let’s create our own crowd – let’s hang together and give together so that others, including our families and friends, will find help when it is needed. I’m sure you’ll fit right in. Giving is different this year,...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 4, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Have you made a gift online this year? Chances are the answer is yes. A growing number of donors respond to a Facebook post or a Tweet to give but ask few questions about the group or nonprofit making the ask. A few clicks and it’s done. Gift made. Endorphins...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 15, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
The everyday life you live is the legacy you leave. Yes, the stories of our lives become our legacy. We have no choice in the matter. Others look at the trail we walked, the life journey we are on and see a legacy. The very nature of a legacy is storytelling....
by Dawn Franks | Aug 28, 2020 | 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 already had long legs. She made riding look effortless. Only six at the time, I was in between. Not quite big enough for big kid...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 17, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Five years ago, a funny-sounding start-up company called Silidog caught my attention. Researching crowdfunding, I stumbled across Mickey Lickstein’s project on Kickstarter, a web-based platform used by creatives to find financial backers willing to invest in tiny...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 20, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation
The PARADE Magazine has been a part of my Sunday newspaper reading for more years than I can remember. Tucked in the largest paper of the week with advertisements and the comics, it was my earliest introduction to many things cultural. Started in 1941, PARADE magazine...
