by Dawn Franks | Feb 24, 2016 | Business, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
From micro loans and businesses to downsizing and tiny homes, small has captured our attention. Small businesses are a staple of any community. According to the Small Business Administration website as big business eliminated jobs small businesses grew adding more...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 12, 2015 | Next Generation
In honor of “The Dog Days of Summer” let’s talk about a new opportunity to be philanthropic and entrepreneurial at the same time. For a $20 donation you can support the start-up of Silidog Silent Tags. It’s the best kind of opportunity – a way to make life better for...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 24, 2015 | Giving, Next Generation
A Young Philanthropist Begins We asked a group of kids between the ages of eight and thirteen to come up with ideas to donate their own money. Two nine year old boys (an important element of the story) put their heads together in serious and silly discussion. When it...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 18, 2015 | Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
She waves proudly in the wind. As I drive down neighborhood streets evidence of our patriotism is most on exhibit between June 14 and July 4. Our Flag stands proudly in front yards next to mailboxes and flies from porches, street after street. As a young teen living...
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 | 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...
