by Dawn Franks | Feb 6, 2019 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits
Is time your friend or foe? One moment it crawls at a snail’s pace and the next minute rushes by like a rabbit in a race with a dog. In my experience, the rabbit always wins the race and my snail-paced moments are rare. As I write today the year is one-twelfth over,...
by Dawn Franks | Dec 12, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
Is someone missing from your holiday gatherings this year? It seems there is always an empty chair at the table. Someone you just lost or lost many years ago, someone who is across the country or simply at another gathering -whatever the reason, the chair is still...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 28, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits
What comes first? Thankfulness or generosity? A.W. Tozer said, “Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now.” Start with a definition of thankfulness from a tenth-grade student who...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 14, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
Ten years ago, the country plunged into a recession deep enough to have a grinding impact on America’s charities. When I read those last two words together, I think about my nonprofit friends right here in my community. When the Chronicle of Philanthropy ran an...
by Dawn Franks | Oct 30, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
A Tale of Two Cities – oh, I meant Two Coalitions. Besides the name has already been taken and I can’t begin to write as eloquently as Charles Dickens. But I can give it my best shot at being succinct about the importance of paying attention to change work going on in...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 22, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits
Remember Phone a Friend on the hit TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Well, it’s a donor hack I recommend to anyone who wants to make a better, smarter, more impactful (put your favorite word here) gift. When it’s time to do giving right, Phone a Friend. Imagine...