How Meaningful Is Your Giving?

Big thanks to everyone who has helped get my new book out into the world over the past couple weeks: Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy.

The world has never been more in need of giving that really makes a difference. Whether you're a donor looking to gear up your giving to create more impact and more joy, or a philanthropy advisor or a social entrepreneur raising resources for your vision, the book has lots of tools and resources to help you on the path to more meaningful giving. And whether or not you have the book, there's a free online playbook that accompanies the book with over 50 videos and worksheets walking through the book's content chapter by chapter.

I'll be sharing content from playbook regularly--if you're interested you can follow this series, or if you want to jump right in you can access all the full playbook here.

For donors looking to gear up their giving, the very first thing to do is take stock with two simple questions:

How much impact do you think you are having?

How much satisfaction are you feeling?

These two questions go hand in hand, but too often philanthropists focus more on one than the other.