by Dawn Franks | Dec 18, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Business, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
My work this year can be described as many different puzzles. Whether it was a family, a business, or a foundation fitting all the pieces together was as easy as it was hard. Every puzzle was different, and finishing was rewarding. Giving puzzles are more frequent...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 4, 2014 | About Your Philanthropy, Family, Giving, Next Generation
Family legacies grow from stories. I’ve witnessed it first hand. Last year I spent time with a family mulling over a family gift in honor of grandmother. Grandmother had been involved with several organizations, so the family sorted through various ideas about...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 21, 2014 | Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
Will the next generation give as much as their grandparents and parents? Which generation is “the next generation”? The answer is relative, isn’t it? Every generation wonders about the one that follows. Baby Boomers have been wondering about Generation X and...
by Dawn Franks | Oct 16, 2014 | Giving
I was reminded recently to stop and think small. You may ask what happened to think big, dream big, be a part of something big? For just a few minutes, or a small amount of your time, reflect with me on how small can impact your giving in a big way. To Think Small is...
by Dawn Franks | Oct 2, 2014 | Donors, Giving, Wealth
I know my childhood memory of the Big Eddy Bridge, now under Lake Palestine, is not quite accurate. But the memory is real. Every chance we got my brother and I would convince my dad to drive over the very old and very rickety bridge. It seemed like every board in...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Donors, Giving
I’ve been thinking a lot about business and philanthropy lately. Why would a business spend any of their valuable time focused on something other than making a profit? Could being involved with a nonprofit actually make the business better somehow? I’ve...
