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How to Find the Warm Glow and Give to Make a Difference

It had already been a busy day, but I kept checking the clock on my desk so I wouldn’t be

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16 ways to give

16 Ways to Give and a Challenge for You!

No fluff, no story, no long explanations. I have a challenge for you. Think about ways to give to your

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Nonprofits on thin ice

Make Plans to Give Now and Again Later This Year

Most email I read now begins with, “I hope this email finds you and your family safe.” Early on, I

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3 Insights From Leadership Forged in a Crisis

What will the great nonprofit leaders of today look like? What actions will they take that encourages us to look

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nonprofit safety net

What This Moment Requires is Guts – Let’s Accept the Challenge!

Amid the most unusual and unexpected event of our lifetime, I find myself struggling for words. No story seems appropriate,

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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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True Cost

Do You Know the True Cost of Success for Your Favorite Nonprofit?

What keeps you reading when you open the envelope and find a fundraising letter? Do you scan for the client

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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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middle class donor

The Surprising Staying Power of the Middle Class Donor

Ten years ago, the country plunged into a recession deep enough to have a grinding impact on America’s charities. When

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end poverty

How to Get a Seat at the Table in the Fight to End Poverty

As a donor, making a gift can get you a seat at the table in fighting to end poverty. Sitting

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