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My Generosity Experiment
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Tag Archives: giving
I am generous when…
My daughter made this poster for a project in her Kindergarten class. The assignment was to finish the sentence: “I am generous when…” In case it’s hard to read: “I am generous when I have a lot of books and … Continue reading
Generosity Day – is it about the money?
Our stories hold truths for us. One of my truths is that my journey into generosity began with an encounter with a person on the NYC subway asking for money (FOR homeless people, he was not himself homeless as far … Continue reading
Living up to the gift
It’s December, which means that nonprofit end-of-year fundraising is in full swing. It’s an exciting time of year as checks roll in at a much faster clip – the fruits of your labor, and payoff for a year’s worth of … Continue reading
Better
I was having a tough day. Lots of work requiring real emotional energy. I was feeling drained. On my way home a guy is jamming on the jazz piano. Just jamming. I keep on walking. Then I stop. I turn … Continue reading
Goldilocks giving
When it finally comes time to ask someone to make a philanthropic donation, how much should you as for – a little, too much, or just right? “Too little” is never right. If anything, “too little” is a polite way … Continue reading
The thing about being generous
Is that most of the time the generosity comes right back at you, except when it doesn’t. You can lean into that rejection too. That tiny sense that someone just took advantage of you? It’s a reminder that this isn’t … Continue reading
Each and every dollar
If you work at a nonprofit, as I do, you might pause and consider: each and every dollar for your organization comes from a gift. Obvious at some level, but if you stop to think about this for a second … Continue reading
Generosity excerpt
A friend sent this in as a non-sequitur in another conversation we were having. The other day I was coming out of a coffee shop and decided to give a homeless man a $10 bill…what can you get for $1 … Continue reading
Gifto reducto ad infinitum
A donor with $50,000 to give faces a surprising conundrum: she knows, intellectually (and perhaps in her gut) that $50,000 is itself not enough to make lasting, large-scale change. However, we can all agree that $50,000 is an awful lot … Continue reading
Generosity Day
Generosity Day is here!!! We announced it on Friday, and it’s spread like wildfire over the weekend (1,000+ tweets, expecting 30-40 blog posts today at a minimum…for example on FastCompany, ABC News, Katya’s Nonprofit Marketing Blog, Malaria No More, Beth … Continue reading
