by Margie Boyd | Nov 30, 2022 | Donors, Family, Giving, Guest Blogs, Millennials, Next Generation, Nonprofits, Wealth
By Margie Boyd, Executive Vice President, Your Philanthropy, margie@your-philanthropy.com With the greatest transfer of wealth from one generation to the next just around the corner, there is one topic on many minds—donor intent and how to protect it....
by Dawn Franks | Jul 20, 2021 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
How did you spend your weekend? Vacation, staycation, trip to the grandparents, just another weekend in July? Some families make time to give together, often at least one weekend in the summer. I spent my last weekend surrounded by a giving family sorting important...
by Margie Boyd | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog, Business, Donors, Family, Giving, Guest Blogs, Nonprofits, Wealth
This past weekend I had some extra time to read a book that has been patiently waiting for me to pay it some attention…Accidental Philanthropist – A Journey Towards Intentional Generosity by Steve Perry. A respected Facebook friend recommended it so I headed...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 20, 2020 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Next Generation, Wealth
The email was short and said, “If you don’t have this, I wanted to send it to you.” Thirty-plus years of memories raced through my mind when I saw the attached picture. It’s a collection of memories that have not faded with time and are relevant to the work I do...
by Dawn Franks | Apr 2, 2019 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
As I sit here in our NEW Your Philanthropy office space surrounded by boxes needing to be unpacked, it is hard for me to believe this journey started five years ago. And now I’m looking to the next five and what’s next for Your Philanthropy. Today, I looked back and...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 23, 2019 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving, Millennials, Next Generation, Wealth
Make it fun! That’s how Bill Gates tells us he gives. If your first thought is “oh, sure, with all that money, of course, he can have fun,” stay tuned. Before we jump into what Bill says, let’s start with what it must have been like to be his parents. Do you suppose...
