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Your giving is unique. How do you give? How do you want to give?

UK-based Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for P

UK-based Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, University of Kent, and Paul Ramsbottom, Chief Executive of the Wolfson Foundation share with @guardian on why #philanthropy is crucial during this global pandemic.⁣
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https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/28/philanthropy-coronavirus-crisis-global-elite-private-giving-research
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#mygivingis #philanthropicgiving #covidkindness #givingback #givingbacktothecommunity #covidvolunteering #charitablegiving #charity

🚨 How can I give during an emergency? 🚨 ⁣

🚨 How can I give during an emergency? 🚨 ⁣
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Free PDF printable of these reflective questions in link in bio: mygiving.is/resources⁣
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These are questions to consider on you own or with family and friends. They encourage conversations with your children or community, and prompt you take action unique to your giving style.⁣
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As Covid-19 continues, we will continue to see more opportunities to give. To prevent donor fatigue, we must reflect on how we want to give. ⁣
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Staying in alignment with our values and areas of interest will increase endurance in our giving.⁣
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#mygivingis #disastergiving #emergencygiving #dailyreflection #howigive #howigiveback

This week, I contemplate whether donors are findin

This week, I contemplate whether donors are finding their unique leadership opportunities for their giving? Or do they feel overwhelmed by the options? ⁣
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One way to consider giving is to consider the possible futures. How can we give in order to create the future? ⁣
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How are you giving?⁣
How do you want to give?⁣
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#donor #philanthropist #philanthropicgiving #givingback #giving #payitforward #possiblefutures #leadershipquotes #leadership #mygivingis

I wrote this blog post (link below) in 2011. Sinc

I wrote this blog post (link below) in 2011. Since then, I've had the opportunity to bear witness to the 2013 floods in Calgary, the 2016 fires in Fort MacMurray, and now the 2020 Covid-19. I continue to come back to the sentiments I shared then⁣
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My social media accounts are filled with compassion, but are also peppered with questions and critiques on the best way to give, during the disaster and into the future. ⁣
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People I follow, who I would consider “philanthropic practitioners”, expressed their own confusion about how best to assist. Capturing both the heartfelt need to do something NOW with the head-driven rationale that the sector tells us is correct. I wish I had some easy answers. I don’t. ⁣⁣
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My best advice is ALL. Do all that will make you feel of use. Do not spend time making other approaches, other people wrong. There is use for the Red Cross, for local agencies, for individual gifts, for changing your mind about admin costs, for praying, and for all other acts that draw us closer to one another. All.⁣⁣
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https://mfgchange.com/2011/05/when-philanthropy-is-personal/⁣⁣
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#givingback #philanthropy #charitablegiving #mygivingis #howtogive #actofkindness #givingbacktothecommunity #disastergiving #emergencygiving

In 2013, Calgary, Alberta, Canada experienced a fl

In 2013, Calgary, Alberta, Canada experienced a flood which affected the entire community.⁣
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In the wake of the flood, I, like many, we're searching for ways to help. ⁣
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I wrote a short blog about the complexity I encountered. How can we know the best way to help in a crisis? Can it be as simple as asking, what is needed now?⁣
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Reposted from mfgchange.com⁣
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Lysol Wipes⁣
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Jul 10, 2013⁣
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On the Saturday after the Calgary flood, I signed up to the (then) fledgling YYCHelps.ca as a volunteer.⁣
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On the Monday after the flood, our family returned home, cleaned out the fridge and took stock of what we could offer.⁣
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Our first stop was our Community Center. We asked, “what is needed?”⁣
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Lysol wipes.⁣
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Also, food for volunteers on New Street.⁣
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Load baby in car, head to store. Done. That was within the realm of how we could help right then.⁣
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Upon delivering the food to the volunteers, only 30 minutes later, needs had already changed. No power and a hot day meant food would go bad. Volunteers weren’t actually as hungry as people thought.⁣
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On Tuesday, after seeing needs repeated on Twitter, I once again took stock, “How can I help out?" With child in tow? I stopped at the local church to offer my child-watching services. I stopped back at the community center ask, “what else is needed?” Both times nothing was needed.⁣
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I left somewhat disappointed. Knowing that much was still needed. But not where, when or how – or whether needs via social media had been met, had changed. I was frozen in both wanting to help & not knowing how. I took shelter in the fact that I could simply ask again, at another time.⁣
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Centralized. Decentralized. Distributed. All approaches to offering help. The human urge to choose one over the other is fascinating. Coordination over immediate action. Effectiveness over efficiency. Jump-in vs. voluntold.⁣
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As life resumes to normal, we will synthesis and critique.⁣
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In the quest to understand what model works the best, let us not forget that it is the simple asking, “what is needed?” and the practice of repeating the question that will continue to spur our community engagement and human connections.⁣

How can you give today? ⁣ ⁣ *participate in a

How can you give today? ⁣
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*participate in a local mutual aid group⁣
*help a neighbour - ask them what they need⁣
*research a local charity⁣
*learn about an new issue⁣
*reflect on what matters to you⁣
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#covidkindness #giving #letsgiveback #mygivingis #kindness #kindnessmatters

I was inspired to start My Giving Is after many ye

I was inspired to start My Giving Is after many years working in philanthropy and with donors. While there is a lot of advice on giving, it can be difficult to sort through for donors.

My Giving Is offers reflection on "why" as the starting point. Your giving should be in alignment with your values. And these may change over time, meaning your giving many change.

There are strategies and tactics to support all types of giving. My Giving Is can start you on a personalized giving pathway.

You can learn more about me and my experience at my website, mfgchange.com. Thank you for following!

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My Giving Is helps people to reflect on their phil

My Giving Is helps people to reflect on their philanthropic and charitable giving. Believing that philanthropic action is the use of "private resources for public good", our giving takes many forms. Donations, volunteering, social investing, mutual aid.

But giving well and in alignment with our values is not easy or always straightforward.
My Giving Is offers moments for reflection and inspiration to help you make philanthropic gifts, in your style and according to your values.
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