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legacy

How to Write a Legacy Statement – The Most Important Gift You Will Leave Behind

Tiny stacks of 35-millimeter slides covered the dining room table. One by one I passed them through the slide viewer.

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generosity

Hot Dogs, Money and Kids

If you could invent one thing to make the world a better place, what would it be? That’s the question

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valuable ideas

Curiosity Triggers Valuable Ideas

“The two best interview subjects are children under 10 and people over 70 for the same reason; they say the

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memories

Donations Instead of Flowers Keep Memories and Nonprofits Alive

It didn’t start out as a month of remembrances, but it is. I enjoyed reflecting on memories from childhood with

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giving recipe

Still in Search of the Secret Recipe

Four years ago, I wrote about finding the “secret recipe” for doing great philanthropy. I answered the question often asked,

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Discovering Your Giving Calling

3 Clues to Discover Your Giving Calling

I read a blog post by Jeff Goins and reflected on his challenge to find my calling.  It’s a big challenge for

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Cares a Whole Awful Lot

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” That’s sage advice

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No Secret Recipe

Wouldn’t it be great if you could go online and find a recipe for effective philanthropy that resulted in the

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