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How the Rising Generation Will Revolutionize, then Conflate Philanthropy

A few years ago, we called them the Next Generation. Now, they are the Rising Generation. They are no longer

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Why It’s Important to Get the Answers You Need Before You Give

Walking into Mr. Anderson’s eighth-grade physical science class on the first day of school, I expected it to be like

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Why Your Giving Needs to Support Change Today

Do you need a laptop, notebook or tablet?  That was the question Sid asked when helping me sort out what

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Six Ways to Identify Where to Give in Unfamiliar Locations

Unprecedented. Unparalleled. 100-year event. Words and phrases used to describe the plunging temperatures across Texas and the deep south as

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How to Love Your Favorite Nonprofit Organization this Month

School-age memories are often etched into our psyche. For me, these memories are either clear and colorful or vague and

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Like Dr. Seuss, Care 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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Just Right Giving

How the Goldilocks Rule Makes Your Giving “Just Right”

A bowl of oatmeal with steam dancing above is just right in my opinion. Goldilocks would disagree and declare my

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nonprofit helper

Helpers Can Make Year-End Giving More Meaningful

Helpers come in all sizes and forms. It has been such an odd year. I can’t imagine what things might

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nonprofit survival

How to Join the Donation Crowd and Avoid Fear of the Unknown

Are you feeling down about the future? Join the crowd. Let’s create our own crowd – let’s hang together and

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fear of failure

Overcoming Fear of Failure Can Change the World

A nonprofit sector strategist I follow writes a blog called Socialtrend Spotter. Suzanne Smith, author, founder and CEO of Social

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