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Christmas Tree Cakes or Zebra Cakes, Why Does It Matter to Your Giving?
How One Cow Plus a Flock of Chickens Made a Gift of Love
How a Few Minutes a Day Can Change the World
How Your Philanthropy Ripples into Greater Change
How the Storytellers in Your Life Help Bring Your Legacy to Life
How a Philanthropy Filter Easily Improves Giving
Tips for How One in a Row Can Remake Your Philanthropy
How to Make Nonprofits Jump Up and Down and Shout for Joy
One Family’s Story of the Work and Reward of Multi-Generational Giving
How to Build Lasting Partnerships with the Greatest Impact
Christmas Tree Cakes or Zebra Cakes, Why Does It Matter to Your Giving?
How One Cow Plus a Flock of Chickens Made a Gift of Love
How a Few Minutes a Day Can Change the World
How Your Philanthropy Ripples into Greater Change
How the Storytellers in Your Life Help Bring Your Legacy to Life
How a Philanthropy Filter Easily Improves Giving
Tips for How One in a Row Can Remake Your Philanthropy
How to Make Nonprofits Jump Up and Down and Shout for Joy
One Family’s Story of the Work and Reward of Multi-Generational Giving
How to Build Lasting Partnerships with the Greatest Impact
Giving Fingerprints
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“You are as unique as the pattern of whorls and lines of your fingerprint. So is your giving style. Make your mark on the causes closest to your heart, and maximize the impact of your gifts by discovering your distinctive, personal giving brand.
I wrote this short book to give you a view of your giving habits. What does your unique giving pattern say about you? Join me on a journey to explore your Giving Fingerprints.”
— Dawn Franks
Recent Published Works
Ask nonprofits how overheads help them meet their missions
GIVE WELL — Tyler Morning Telegraph
Give to honor graduates
GIVE WELL — Tyler Morning Telegraph
Giving Over Time Makes You a Better Giver
GIVE WELL — Tyler Morning Telegraph
Online Resources
Your Philanthropy recommends the following online resources. Simply click on the links below to access these web sites.
Grant-making
GEO – Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Foundations
Family Philanthropy
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Governance
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