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How the Uncommon Giving Conversation Will Spark Your Giving
If I say $3.99 or $4.05, you already know what I’m talking about – the fast-rising cost of gas at the pumps. It’s suddenly such a common conversation that most folks can quote the exact gas price on their daily route within pennies. My husband and I needed to stop
Why Small Organizations Matter Just as Much as Large Organizations
Early this year, I set a goal to make at least one charitable gift every month. As I thought about the year, I realized it would be easy to give in April, thanks to East Texas Giving Day. So, I was not disappointed when I sat down to look through
Why Social Media Likes and Shares Aren’t Enough for Donors
Not too long ago, just a decade or so, action required considerable movement by using large muscle groups like glutes, quads, and hamstrings; we got out of the recliner and off the couch. Action burned calories; it was substantial, even consequential. Now we burn fewer calories as our fingers fly
What Giving Style Is at the Heart of Your Philanthropy?
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 gift hits the bulls-eye of philanthropic intent. If the donor
How to Decide the Best Way to Help Ukraine Now and Later
Tears filled my eyes Wednesday morning, March 9, reading accounts of now 2 million refugees fleeing Ukraine. My heart aches from the images and stories. War is not an unfamiliar experience for me. Like many children in the last nineteen years who waved goodbye to mothers and dads heading to
How To Turn Your Next Special Event Into Impact-Driven Opportunity
If you’re a glass-half-full sort of person, then a room full of donors might be just the opportunity you’re looking for. In October of 2019, I wrote about special event fundraisers and the hidden potential of a room full of donors. Several readers liked the idea of turning the next
How Helping Someone Is Another Way of Giving
Have you helped a stranger today? Helping a stranger is immediate warm glow generosity. You feel it all over when you’ve helped simply because you could. Held the door open for a stranger carrying an armful of grocery bags Picked up the keys for someone slow to bend over Stopped
How to Be Successful with Family Resolutions and Change Everyone
Now, two weeks into the new year, we’re back into our routines, meeting daily demands and business as usual. If you’re the resolution type, you’ve either already fallen off that wagon or fallen behind on the goals you set a few weeks ago. I applaud the tiny percent of you
How to Find the Warm Glow and Give to Make a Difference
It had already been a busy day, but I kept checking the clock on my desk so I wouldn’t be late for one more obligation. Bell Ringing! I signed up for a Salvation Army bell ringing shift several weeks before. I didn’t think much about it. Pick a time, make