Tuesday, November 29th was Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that started in 2012 to kick off the charitable season that typically occurs when people are focused on holiday and end of year giving. Always the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and after the big shopping days of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, […]
Philanthropy Friday: #BlackFriday Gifts That Give Back
I’m not one to actually shop on Black Friday. I tried it once, and I immediately regretted it. I was up far too early and people were lined up around the block waiting to get into the stores. If I remember correctly, I made it into the store and didn’t even find what I wanted. […]
Philanthropy Friday (rewind / Simple Giving excerpt): The Jitegemee Project
One of the most rewarding parts of having a blog, besides getting all the crazy thoughts out of my head, is the amazing people I get to meet through it both in person and virtually. I featured Adele Miller in this space back in 2012. We met in a local coffee shop and talked about […]
Philanthropy Friday: Making the Most Impact with Your In-Kind Donations
As a director of development, I spend a good portion of my days talking with donors or potential donors about what my organization wants, needs and /or accepts for in-kind donations. These are the donations of goods or services and not money. In my book, Simple Giving: Easy Ways to Give Every Day, I talk […]
Philanthropy Friday (rewind): Track Your Giving Footprint with Everydayhero
I have a couple of posts in the queue (sitting in my brain waiting to be written) for Philanthropy Friday, but I’ve had a full week where my brain just can’t take much more thinking or writing. Instead, I took a look back at what I wrote two years ago this time of year. Since everydayhero […]
Philanthropy Friday: Cultivating Happiness
There have been many times, particularly after going through divorce, where I have talked to my kids about cultivating happiness. Even when things are going wrong and everything seems to be falling apart around us, I tell them we can choose happiness. We have that power. In Simple Giving, I talk about how having meaningful […]
