Generosity

Retirement is a relatively new creation, though today it is mostly accepted as a matter of right. It’s worth asking whether it’s…

How do generosity and kindness fit with Darwin’s theory that survival is based on having a competitive edge? The values pose a…

I challenged a group to 30 days of giving. Then I realized I didn’t have any plan for 30-days worth of generosity….

When my wife and I started our family, I realized that amassing money and expensive things was my version of “hoarding.” And…

It’s fun to see families bearing down on the idea of multi-generational success. Sometimes families approach me with a simple question: “Where do…

What does the charitable giving of higher net worth households teach us about generosity? I wonder if the measure of our generosity…

Year-end. It’s a time for Christmas celebrations, but also when many rush to calculate their taxes and charitable giving. Here are three…

The Giving Pledge. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett made it famous ten years ago. Many people thought the pledge would inspire a…

Have you heard the term megaphilanthropist? I hadn’t either until I read a Chronicle of Philanthropy article about what billionaire philanthropists are…

How well do nonprofits understand the poor they’re trying to help? And how well do they preserve dignity while offering that help?…

Every parent is in the business of transferring values to their children, whether they’ve thought a lot about it or not. Children…

For many in the philanthropy world, private family foundations are an assumed part of life. But they didn’t always occupy such a…