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Bridge Building

How to Forge Stronger Relationships with Your Favorite Nonprofits

The world of private philanthropy is often an enigma in the eyes of nonprofit leaders. We create confusion and frustration

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40 years of learning

Philanthropy Made Easy… After 40 Years of Lessons Learned!

It started this way, “The questions that loom large as you navigate a college education are: What’s next? What career,

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joy of giving

How Family Giving Adds Joy to the Holidays

Will the next generation give as much as their grandparents and parents? And which generation is “the next generation”? Well,

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fundraising events

How to Make the Most of Your Time at Fundraising Events

How many special event fundraisers have you attended – this year, last year, the last decade?  I’ve been to so

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Pondering Philanthropy Questions from a “Little Old Lady”

Sometimes when I sit down to write the YP Journal, a philanthropy issue is on my mind. But today there

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Conversations

Tips for All-Important Family Conversations

A friend shared that he planned to have a conversation very soon with his wife about some of the finer

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How One Family Brings Their Faith to Work and Changes the Lives of Children!

Listening to someone talk about family is always full of emotion – funny, sad, uplifting, surprising. Such a conversation is

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Disasters

How to Make Wise Giving Decisions When Disasters Strike

We’re right in the middle of hurricane season. Whether it’s a storm in the Atlantic or the Eastern Pacific, August

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learn together

How Four Simple Behaviors Improved My Giving Habits

Once July 4th rolls around, I begin to anticipate another year rapidly coming to an end. The list of things

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Aunts and Uncles

How Aunts and Uncles Teach the Next Generation About Giving

The day started normally. Two generations of family members gathered around a table for the annual meeting, intent on making

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