How do we encourage stronger families? In our fourth episode of Giving Ventures, host and DonorsTrust Vice President Peter Lipsett talks with three innovative organizations working to bolster strong familial…
Support makes anything easier, but finding trustworthy support or advice for financial issues can be difficult for us younger folks. This is equally true with philanthropy. Given the fact there…
The pandemic served as a wake-up call to busy parents who weren’t previously privy to their children’s day-to-day education. Lockdown gave parents and guardians a front-row seat to their children’s…
Damaging Reconciliation Bill Hodge estimates the budget reconciliation bill before the U.S. House will set the economy and growth back for decades, stymieing opportunity and eliminating more than 300,000 full-time…
At the end of Candide, Voltaire’s protagonist settles into a new view of the world. “I also know,” he says “we must cultivate our garden.” Chastened by bold adventures that ended…
Whether purchasing clothes, choosing where to buy groceries, partnering with a charity, or curating an investment portfolio, people want to know what behavior or causes their dollars are supporting. In…
As we discussed in an article published on this site last year, the CARES Act enacted a qualified charitable contribution provision allowing taxpayers to completely eliminate tax liability through charitable…
When it comes to life as a young giver, starting is the hard part. Writers have been lamenting that simple truism since…well, the start. Difficulty beginning a project is a…
Dementia sucks! The Catholic schoolgirl in me doesn’t like using that kind of language, but you’ll come to appreciate why I’ve thrown in the towel on some rules of decorum…
You’ve likely heard the phrase “All politics is local.” In other words, if politicians aren’t going to bat for their constituents, those same leaders can kiss their political ambitions goodbye….
