by Dawn Franks | May 7, 2015 | Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation
How deep and how wide is a family? For genealogy buffs, it’s a look back in time. Let’s look forward and create a 100-year family. What would that look like? What would we have to do today to make it happen? The 100-year family spans generations. In my case, one...
by Dawn Franks | Apr 23, 2015 | About Your Philanthropy, Donors, Giving
I just read that effective people usually ask good questions – not just of others, but of themselves. Then I read this, “Life is a big question that even Google can’t answer.” I don’t know who said it, but it’s the right quote for this fast-paced internet-driven...
by Dawn Franks | Apr 9, 2015 | Giving, Philanthropy in Action
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” That’s sage advice from one of the most popular children’s authors of all time, Dr. Seuss. Giving to the causes you care “a whole awful lot about” should be easy. It should...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 26, 2015 | Business, Giving
Let’s talk about how giving can be an important part of the WHY of buying. Author Simon Sinek says “People don’t buy or give to WHAT you do or HOW you do it, they buy or give to WHY you do it.” Once you open this door and include giving in your WHY you need to know...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 12, 2015 | Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
Who is going to buy the new Apple Watch? Short answer – the next-gens. They are known as Gen X and Y, can still read small print, and they’re younger than me. They are learning new technologies rapidly and integrating them into their lives. Their brains...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 16, 2015 | Giving
In my memory he is always sitting. My grandfather could be found in his chair at the end of the kitchen table, behind the steering wheel of his old truck, in the caboose of a Cotton Belt train, and sometimes a top his favorite Appaloosa horse. When he wasn’t riding a...
