Articles & Guides
My goal is to equip people with the resources to inspire generosity and build enduring legacies. Here are a few of my favorite posts and practical guides on key topics, as well as a few other articles I recommend.
Generosity
The Give a Benjamin Challenge
I often recommend families try this unusual challenge: pick a day and give away $100 in cash. I call it the “Give a Benjamin Day.” It’s a chance to practice a random act of spontaneous generosity.
Guide: Giving As A Family
Practicing generosity as a family provides a powerful catalyst for finding common ground and having important conversations. This simple guide will help you get started.
The Giving Family: A Surprise Lesson
When my kids were still young, I began giving them money each year to donate to a charity of their choosing. It was a valuable exercise—for them and for me!
Legacy
Growing a Generous Family
Read about how to create a “generous legacy” and why I believe those two ideas should be held together as we build into our families.
Leaving a Legacy: Making a Memory
This Focus on the Family article offers practical advice for grandparents who are wanting to build values and virtues into the lives of their grandkids.
7 Things I Am Learning About Family Legacy
This list sums up some of the simple truths I have learned from years of working with families to build legacy.
Fundraising
Podcast: Why Every Church Needs a Partner Foundation
Listen to my discussion with Todd McMichen of Generosity by Lifeway on how every church can be helped by a relationship with a Christian foundation such as The Signatry.
Endowment is a Four-Letter Word?!
In the Christian world, endowments take a hit because they supposedly reflect a lack of faith. I’ve heard it more than once that “if God wants this ministry to continue, then He will provide the funds.”
Finding Major Donors
“Can you introduce me to major donors?” It’s a question I get asked a lot. I introduce the key topic of major donors in this short article on the blog.
Books in the Store
A Generous Life
Learn ten steps to help you establish a generous mindset, determine where and how much to give, create a legacy plan, and more.
Charity Shock
Discover how recent cultural shifts are revolutionizing fundraising, and how you can understand and take advantage of these shifts.
Entrusted
Discover why the model for estate planning today is fundamentally flawed, and how it can be fixed.