by Dawn Franks | Dec 18, 2019 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
The world of private philanthropy is often an enigma in the eyes of nonprofit leaders. We create confusion and frustration for nonprofit organizations. We are a puzzle. We speak in riddles and leave breadcrumb trails of paradox. Nonprofit staff spends countless hours...
by Dawn Franks | Oct 2, 2019 | Donors, Giving, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
What keeps you reading when you open the envelope and find a fundraising letter? Do you scan for the client numbers – people served, sheltered or fed? Do you look for program costs – how much the program costs per client? Or do your eyes catch the story and pictures?...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 18, 2019 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Philanthropy in Action
Sometimes when I sit down to write the YP Journal, a philanthropy issue is on my mind. But today there was no such burning issue, so in the spirit of hunting for inspiration, I started looking back at old articles and stumbled across one calling my name. It was titled...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 14, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
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 | Apr 17, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
As a donor, making a gift can get you a seat at the table in fighting to end poverty. Sitting at the table gives you an up close and personal view of the problem. You become a smarter donor and they get food on their table. Deciding whether the best answer is to write...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 20, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Philanthropy in Action
Tiny stacks of 35-millimeter slides covered the dining room table. One by one I passed them through the slide viewer. The story of my parents’ earliest years together unfolded from Okinawa to North Carolina to Colorado and Texas. Pictures are only part of the story. ...
