Let’s celebrate a “labor of love” this Labor Day! Last year, over 64 million people in the U.S. volunteered their time at least once. That’s amazing.  It’s inspiring to see an increase in volunteering when so many people are struggling to make ends meet.  This kind of selfless giving is something truly worth celebrating. And what […]

The topic of this blog is about integrated giving.   Giving comes in all forms.  We can give of our time, our talent and from our treasures. Today, a dear friend of mine got to the end of a very long journey and launched her very first CD.  The title of that CD is No […]

Spark Action is a great organization that advocates to the national community for children and youth.  The organization’s mission has four main components: Connect interested adults and younger citizens, regardless of knowledge on youth issues, to stories, context, accurate information, and tools for action; this encourages increased involvement and engagement so that connected individuals may […]

One estimate is that there are more than 1,700,000,000 rare and unique books, periodicals, and other documents currently contained in collections around the world, at least 16% of which, 270,000,000, are endangered because of poor conservation.  Of the estimated 21,000,000 paintings, sculptures, and decorative art now in those collections, 26%, 5,500,000, are threatened. What if these […]

You know how a snowball grows as you roll it in the snow?  Well, that’s how I think about growing donations through some of the great new sites that help you organize and magnify the impact of your donations.  What I like most about these sites is that they are leveraging social media for a great […]