by Dawn Franks | Feb 21, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Philanthropy in Action
If you could invent one thing to make the world a better place, what would it be? That’s the question we put to eleven-year-old Jack during the game Phil and His Family’s Adventures in Giving. Joined by his thirteen-year-old brother and another friend of the same age,...
by Dawn Franks | Feb 7, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Philanthropy in Action
“The two best interview subjects are children under 10 and people over 70 for the same reason; they say the first thing that comes to their mind. The children don’t know what they’re saying, and the old folks don’t care.” He should know; Art Linkletter was at the...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 25, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
It didn’t start out as a month of remembrances, but it is. I enjoyed reflecting on memories from childhood with Grandparent’s Day early in September. But then not quite unexpectedly my mother passed away. Despite how prepared you think you will be the place and time...
by Dawn Franks | Aug 8, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Philanthropy in Action
Four years ago, I wrote about finding the “secret recipe” for doing great philanthropy. I answered the question often asked, “How can I be sure my gift is effective and used for my intended purpose?” It is so easy to assume there is a secret to it all because the...
by Dawn Franks | Jul 12, 2017 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
Henry sits patiently at the back door every night. He parks in the middle of the metal threshold, so it’s hard to avoid stepping on him in the dim porch lights. He’s consistent, every night, from dark till, well, whenever he gives it up, which is after...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 15, 2016 | Donors, Nonprofits, Philanthropy in Action
When a reader takes the time to comment on something I’ve written it gets my attention. Did I hit my target or miss it all together? Then there are comments like the one Phedra Johnson recently left on “The Benefits of Humble Inquiry between Donors and...
