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grandparent challenge

Take the Grandparent Challenge and Let the Grandkids Tag Along

A morning walk triggered a fond memory in early June, mid-sixties. The water was cold as I jumped into the

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nonprofit transition

How to Give Well When a Nonprofit is in Transition

A recent five-hour drive to my dad’s home was more than enough time for thoughts to drift in and out

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one-third

How Do You Know If Your Last One-third Has Started?

What if today is the beginning of the last one-third of your life? How will you define success for that

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nonprofit mail

How Do You Slow Nonprofit Traffic in Your Mailbox?

Frankly, I’m stumped. A friend asked how to get nonprofit organizations to stop sending information, invites and fundraising letters. What

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scale up

Questions You Should Ask Before Donating to Scale an Idea

If it’s such a great idea why aren’t they doing it everywhere? Or maybe it sounds like this; it’s an

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I still love this work

Yes, I STILL Love This Work!

As I sit here in our NEW Your Philanthropy office space surrounded by boxes needing to be unpacked, it is

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nonprofit numbers

How to Dig into a Nonprofit’s Numbers

Paul Harvey might have left us ten years ago, but the rest of the story has never gone away. Growing

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smart-hearted donor

How to Give from the Heart and Still Be Smart 

Walking to the front of the room I knew I had one job to accomplish. I needed to thank officers,

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kids

Tips to Answer Your Question “Are the kids ready?”

This story captured my imagination. I’ll tell you why shortly. First, the story. A certain farmer had become old and

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Intentional Donors

How to Get Started on Being an Intentional Donor

Is time your friend or foe? One moment it crawls at a snail’s pace and the next minute rushes by

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