by Dawn Franks | Mar 20, 2023 | Dawn's Blogs, Family, Next Generation, Nonprofits, Uncategorized, Wealth
Quickly scanning my email, I saw The Round Table. Authored by my friend Fred Smith, it’s a blog I read on Thursday mornings when I have time to reflect. The title, To be Known, stopped me; I paused but then kept scanning. Within a minute, I went back to it. To be...
by Dawn Franks | Jan 9, 2023 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
The drive to Dallas allowed enough time to prepare for the meeting with a nonprofit organization in transition. While their mission remained the same, how they delivered services was changing. The direction they were heading was cloudy. So, I had questions and hoped...
by Dawn Franks | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
How “anonymous” is an anonymous gift? An even better question: how anonymous is a gift to a nonprofit organization in today’s digital world? The answers are not simple. Let’s start with what anonymous means to you. Is it not being noticed...
by Dawn Franks | Mar 22, 2022 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Giving, Nonprofits
News flash: Nonprofit organizations seldom have concrete goals, measurable outcomes or a precise strategic plan which can be relied upon by the donor to make safe, highly impactful and targeted gifts. Only the tiniest percentage of donors can be sure their charitable...
by Dawn Franks | Sep 19, 2018 | Dawn's Blogs, Donors, Family, Giving
Something had stained the new Tervis tumbler. I scrubbed harder; they didn’t come off. Holding it up to the light streaming through the kitchen window, I could see them plain as day. Fingerprints. Permanently etched onto the plastic glass, there were the tell-tell...
