The feathers in fundraisers’ caps are major gifts. Development officers dream of racking up a string of six or seven-figure donations. Never mind that most nonprofits get the job done with gifts in lesser denominations. Mega-donors (real or hoped for) get all the attention, while donors with lesser wealth get barely a nod. But not [...]
Spending boldly at the Pennsylvania Relief Sale
April 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
It’s party time for Brethren in Christ and Mennonite folk here in south central Pennsylvania. On Saturday, a couple thousand of us, along with sundry others, will head to the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg for the annual Pennsylvania Relief Sale. I go for the quilt auction. My husband looks forward to the great food. [...]
Photos of a generous church in action
April 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Photographs by Jay Basinger, event photographer for the April 2 Pennsylvania Relief Sale (and my son), show Anabaptists from across south central Pennsylvania doing some of their favorite things — serving, giving, eating, and enjoying time together. And all for a great cause, Mennonite Central Committee. In Growing Givers’ Hearts, Thom Jeavons and I wrote [...]
Twitter co-founder touts the compound interest in altruism
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In yesterday’s post I noted that giving is a lousy wealth building strategy, but if it’s joy you’re after, generosity is THE way to go. My son, Jay, alerted me to a blog post by Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, that is a powerful ditto to my humble ramblings. You’ll want to read the whole post, but here’s some [...]
