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Our Giving Notes

December 2011

Volume: 2, Issue: 6  

Make a Smart Bet

Dawn Franks
Dawn Franks  

       Giving is hard to do well. The more often we give, the larger the gift and investment, the closer we are to the organization the harder it becomes. Every gift is a bet on an outcome we hope to see.

Here are a few of the bets we made over the years........

 

 Continued...    

 

Become a Smart Giver

      Learn the six critical questions to Give Smart.
The Bridgespan Group

For a quick look at the questions read more.

 


Look for the next issue of Our Giving Notes in February 2012.   
    
Newsletter Archive

  
Making Charity Unnecessary    
Fred SmithFred Smith
     I had an interesting conversation with a family who had just read the eight degrees of charity formulated in the 12th century by the Jewish scholar, physician and philosopher Maimonides. While I've known about the eight levels of giving for years, I've never read them closely until now. 
  
Click here to find out more about the Eight Levels.

A Gift for Giving

Jill & Tom Ramey

  

      When Jill and Tom sort through their mail every day or answer their phone they find reason for both pride and Rameys sadness. Without doubt Jill King Ramey and Judge Tom Ramey, Jr. have many reasons to be proud of a community where they have invested their entire adult lives. The sadness comes from a sense of being in a different place in life and wishing they could help many, many more organizations than is financially possible. It is especially difficult for Tom, whom Jill describes as having the "gift of giving".

      
 Click here to continue learning more about the Rameys' gift of giving..

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