Generosity
The Most Generous Person You Know
Do you know someone that is extremely generous? What makes you view them as generous, and what other words would you use to…
Another Leaky Pipe? The Effective Fundraiser, Part 2
I was sitting with a friend of mine, and he told me about a startling experience of his. He’d been asked to…
Got Leaky Pipes? The Effective Fundraiser, Part 1
I remember when I first started in the donor advised fund world. One of our earliest funds was opened by a sharp,…
16 Ideas for How to Give Away $100
I’ve got an unusual challenge for you: pick a day and give away $100 in cash. I call it the “Give a…
The Family That Gives Together Stays Together
For years, I’ve touted the idea of living generously. But the discussion changes when we include the basic desire for a thriving…
Anti-Asian Prejudice and the World of the Generous
I would never be inclined to think that my struggles were the same as other ethnic minorities. They were not. But they…
21 Years!—6 Lessons on the Generosity Movement
I’m celebrating 21 years in the charitable giving world. When I started in June of 2000, we were on the front end of…
Let Your Generosity Start a Chain Reaction
A couple weeks back, I attended a conference in Fort Worth. I had to check in a little later in the evening,…
The Loneliness of the Giver—Take Care of Those Who Give
I remember some years back meeting with a couple who described their loneliness as givers. They described how the pastor came to…
One Who Scatters, Yet Increases More
There’s a proverb that says, There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is…
20 Million People Stopped Giving to Charity
Between 2000 and 2016, 20 million Americans stopped giving directly to charitable organizations. That’s the report from the Urban Institute’s Shena Ashley in…
How Are You Giving in the COVID-19 Era?
What are your giving habits like in the COVID-19 era? See the results of a couple of surveys to see how others…
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