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Five Tips to Protect Donor Intent and Family Foundation Unity
If You Reap What You Sow, What Kind of Garden Would You Grow?
How Place-Based Philanthropy Benefits Local Communities
The Politics of Generosity: Reclaiming Our Nation’s Misspent Vocabulary
How to Build Lasting Partnerships with the Greatest Impact
Daring to Risk Failure Leads to Greater Success
Changed By A Glimpse Through A Donor’s Eyes
Fred Smith: Obstacles or Opportunties
Fred Smith: The First Leaf of Fall
Fred Smith: My Fair Lady
Five Tips to Protect Donor Intent and Family Foundation Unity
If You Reap What You Sow, What Kind of Garden Would You Grow?
How Place-Based Philanthropy Benefits Local Communities
The Politics of Generosity: Reclaiming Our Nation’s Misspent Vocabulary
How to Build Lasting Partnerships with the Greatest Impact
Daring to Risk Failure Leads to Greater Success
Changed By A Glimpse Through A Donor’s Eyes
Fred Smith: Obstacles or Opportunties
Fred Smith: The First Leaf of Fall
Fred Smith: My Fair Lady
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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
Give Well: Turn special event fundraising into philanthropy networking
Give Well – Tyler Morning Telegraph
Give Well: Giving Matters When It’s Cold Outside
Give Well – Tyler Morning Telegraph
Give Well: Give big, with confidence
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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