Giving with Faith

Giving with Faith

I became a fundraiser by accident, at least that’s what I thought for a long time. After graduating with a journalism degree, I applied for a marketing internship at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children’s museum in the world. The internship...
Exuberant Giving: Beyond the Tithe

Exuberant Giving: Beyond the Tithe

Years ago, our teenage daughter came home late one night from an exclusive Boston fashion show she’d been invited to with several friends. “Look what I won in a raffle!” she said, and held out a gorgeous Yves St. Laurent handbag. I turned over the label and saw the...
A Wrong Number … or Not?

A Wrong Number … or Not?

I really don’t consider myself a generous person, but maybe that’s because when I think of generosity, I’m usually thinking about money. But we can be generous with other things as well. And one thing we all have is time—a precious commodity. Too often, we tell...
My Generosity Assignment to the Homeless

My Generosity Assignment to the Homeless

Meet my unexpected friends: Theophilus I was in Washington, DC with a young friend, heading for the Air and Space Museum, but construction was concealing the entrance. So I approached an older man sitting on a concrete wall.  “Do you know where the entrance is?” He...
The Sacred Art of Receiving

The Sacred Art of Receiving

Investing in one another involves a beautiful exchange of giving and receiving. But it’s not always easy to accept generosity. Pride keeps it at bay. In addition, a cultural emphasis on “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” cultivates a stigma of interdependence....

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