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How Your Gift to Early Childhood Education for All Children Matters

There’s a new puppy in my house. Sophie is a precious Corgi when she’s sound asleep. She’s a dynamo wide-awake,

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How Generosity Experiences at Family Gatherings Grows Family Legacy

At a family reunion, I learned my father paid his younger siblings a nickel for their chocolate pudding when he

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How Summer Days Are a Chance for Kids to Find Generosity Experiences

Someone once said, “Spring is a lovely reminder of how beautiful things can be.” Indeed, leaves and grass turn green

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Christmas Tree Cakes or Zebra Cakes, Why Does It Matter to Your Giving?

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes arrived on shelves on time this year. Move over Zebra Cakes for those golden cake

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