Seasons Givings: How to Make a Conscious Choice for Philanthropy
Soon every Wal-Mart, shopping mall, and grocery store entrance will be filled with the ding-a-linging of the Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers. Your mailbox will feature kind notes from charities, which will include the gift of a business reply envelope for your donation. Giving Tuesday messages will drown out all your other emails for […]
Read moreConsider Joining the Next Generation of Philanthropy This Year
For some the end of the year brings relief. For others it yields more pressure. It’s the final deadline for a lot of things in life: New Year’s resolutions, a last effort for good grades or possible promotion, and a hard cutoff to most things financial and tax related – including charitable giving. While this […]
Read moreDo The Charities You Support Align With Your Principles?
With more than one million registered charities in the United States, keeping tabs on who really moves the needle takes work. Beyond that, how do you know if the organization does principled work? Are organizations you support aligned with your free-market, limited government principles, or are your dollars actively working against your own goals? Step […]
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How Grant Gives: Developing Thoughtful Philanthropy
As we continue with our Client Stories blog series, we share another segment from one of our young givers in our Novus Society, Grant Starrett. You can read last month’s feature from Mary Beth Weiss here. When you meet Grant Starrett, you’ll likely have two experiences: you’ll get in a debate with him, and you’ll […]
Read moreDeepening the Connection Through Community
Often times, when we talk about engaging in philanthropy we mean monetarily giving to a cause. While that’s a large portion of the discussion, there’s more to giving than that. Younger givers are especially eager to find ways to connect on a deeper level with the causes and organizations they are passionate about. Giving money […]
Read morePower of Partnerships: A Community for Young Givers
Some of the best things in life come from creative partnerships. Marriage. Music collaborations. Doritos Locos tacos. Partnerships are great. They allow us to do more and be more than we otherwise might on our own. Our Founding Partnership That’s in large part why DonorsTrust (and Novus Society) exists. It started with one donor who had […]
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