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give this blessing to your donors
Giving returns a bigger benefit to the giver than the receiver. It expands our hearts… our capacity to love and be loved. Givers always receive the greater blessing. Think about that. From the physical to the spiritual, the benefits are amazing. It transforms the giver… their family, their business and their community. The receiver is
generations…
Their jeans have always told the story of hard work and good value. In 1866, Levi Strauss, a German-Jewish immigrant, built his first store and the foundation of five generations of private philanthropy, which would include numerous family foundations and the company-controlled Levi Strauss Foundation. Fourth-generation Walter Haas, Jr., serving on the board of his
PG Tip: Break them if you can…
The story goes that the elder Rothschild called his family together and handed each of them a bundle of arrows. Their task: break the bundle if they could. They could not. Next, he instructed them to break the arrows one by one. No problem. The lesson was clear: stick together as a family, and we
PG Tip: more peace and joy…
The medical studies confirm what we know intuitively: Those who give have much more joy and peace. It’s one thing you can’t buy with more money. However, it’s one thing you can have by giving back more: more money and time. Your joy will skyrocket and your peace will increase when you give back more…
PG Tip: so goes a nation…
As a people go, so goes the nation. A nation of greedy, selfish people will yield one kind of fruit. A nation of generous givers will yield another kind of fruit. Think about it, which nation will be more prosperous? What kind of nation do you want to live in? What kind of nation will
Planned Giving Tip: The Impact of Planned Giving
Planned Giving Program Tip: Scott Keffer, founder of http://donormotivation.com , author, instructor and keynote speaker at planned giving and estate planning conferences, shares a weekly Tip on Donor Motivation and how to multiply the results of your planned giving program and planned giving presentations. This week he shares about the impact of planned giving. For
Who’s responsible anyway?
How does giving back promote personal responsibility? Our country was founded on the compassion. The basis of compassion is that it’s our responsibility, each of us, to be a part of the solution. Imagine what it would be like if each community, and their residents, took personal responsibility to be the solution to their issues.
Planned Giving Tip : Great Responsibility
http://donormotivation.com Planned Giving Program Tip: Scott Keffer, founder of http://donormotivation.com, author, instructor and keynote speaker at planned giving and estate planning conferences, shares a weekly Tip on Donor Motivation and how to multiply the results of your planned giving program and planned giving presentations. This week he shares about our great responsibility. For more tips
Planned Giving Tip : Better to Give than Receive
http://donormotivation.com Planned Giving Program Tip: Scott Keffer, founder of http://donormotivation.com, author, instructor and keynote speaker at planned giving and estate planning conferences, shares a weekly Tip on Donor Motivation and how to multiply the results of your planned giving program and planned giving presentations. This week he shares how it is better to give than
Planned Giving Tip : The State of Giving
http://donormotivation.com Planned Giving Program Tip: Scott Keffer, founder of http://donormotivation.com, author, instructor and keynote speaker at planned giving and estate planning conferences, shares a weekly Tip on Donor Motivation and how to multiply the results of your planned giving program and planned giving presentations. This week he shares about the state of planned giving. For