by Dawn Franks | Sep 6, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Why do we celebrate Grandparents Day? Grandparents are cool. I vote we celebrate all month long! Originally established by presidential decree in 1978, it is intended as a day to honor grandparents for the contributions they make in our lives. It set me thinking about...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 26, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
My recent trip to the sunshine state was missing the yellow stuff as I drove in the blinding rain up the coast of Florida from St. Augustine to Jacksonville. Driving a rental car, listening to directions from my tablet, and not being able to see more than the lights...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 21, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Why does a family work together to give together? Despite the challenges of just being family, something else drives them toward a philanthropic vision and provides motivation to fuel their giving efforts. Sitting with a family while they sift through formal giving...
by Dawn Franks | Jun 7, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Lego kids have come of age, and I don’t mean recently. They’ve been of age for some time now. You probably remember stumbling over Lego bricks or trying to build the picture on the box. Your forty-something-year-old kids had their share of boxes and buckets of Legos,...
by Dawn Franks | May 10, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Next Generation, Wealth
Are you the Warren Buffett of your social network? Do others follow your lead giving to the same organizations or in the same way you do? Two weeks ago, I spoke to a community leadership class about giving and philanthropy. We focused on everyone’s personal giving...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 28, 2016 | Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation
Steven Rogers is a nextgen giver raised in Tyler, Texas, in a family that is serious, but quietly active in the giving community. Today he works as a business consultant and has been working with clients both in the U.S. and Mexico. When he was in his senior year at...
