Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan, 2nd Edition

by Tracy Gary (The Women's Foundation of San Francisco); Melissa Kohner (National Network of Grantmakers); Kim Klein

• ISBN13: 9780787966805
• ISBN10: 0787966800
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

If you want to change the world, you'll want to read Inspired Philanthropy. Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner show you how social change happens. No matter how much or little you have to give, you'll learn how to create a giving plan that will make your charitable giving catalytic. Then, through clear text and substantive exercises, you'll learn how to align your giving with your deepest values-- to help bring about the very changes you want.

Author Biography

Tracy Gary is a philanthropic adviser and nonprofit entrepreneur. She is a founder of more than seventeen nonprofits, Her current passion is to strengthen community-based philanthropy. She has spoken in forty-eight states and eight countries, promoting social-change giving and strategic generosity Melissa Kohner is a leader in today's national young-donor movement. She helps young donors and activists transform philanthropy by using their resources and action to further social and economic justice. She has addressed the political and financial concerns of donors of all ages through individual and group consultation and workshops. She is both a fundraiser and a donor and has served on numerous grantmaking committees

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables, Worksheets, and Exercises.

Foreword (Suze Orman).

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Introduction.

PART ONE: Creating Your Giving Plan.

1. Giving and the Nonprofit World.

2. You, the Philanthropist.

3. Your Current System of Giving.

4. Creating a Mission Statement.

5. Deciding How Much to Give.

6. Volunteering and Skill Sharing.

7. Where to Give, and How.

8. Creating Your Personal Giving Plan.

PART TWO: Strategic and Creative Ways to Leverage Your Giving.

9. Relationships with Groups You Support.

10. The Many Ways to Give.

11. Encouraging Children to Give.

12. For Donors Who Have $25,000 or More to Give.

Afterword.

Appendix A. Inspired Philanthropy Giving Model

Appendix B. Creative Ideas for Giving

Appendix C. Sample Letters

Appendix D. Breaking Barriers to Effective Giving

Appendix E. Loans to Friends

Appendix F. Resources

Index.