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"GIVING TUESDAY" IS NEXT
TUESDAY, SO LET'S TALK A BIT
ABOUT GIVING.
MARTHA TAYLOR IS ONE OF THE
LEADING FOUNDERS OF THE
MODERN WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY
MOVEMENT. SHE IS VICE PRESIDENT
OF
DEVELOPMENT AT THE WISCONSIN
FOUNDATION AND ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION, CO-FOUNDER OF THE
WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY
COUNCIL, AND A HIGHLY REGARDED
AUTHOR ON THE SUBJECT OF
WOMEN'S GIVING. MARTHA,
WELCOME! .
1) WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD
"PHILANTHROPY", WE MIGHT THINK
IT'S SOMETHING ONLY VERY WEALTHY
PEOPLE CAN DO. HOW IS
THAT A MISCONCEPTION?
PHILANTHROPY IS A WORD WE ALL
OWN. IT LITERALLY
MEANS LOVE OF HUMANKIND.
PHILANTHROPY IS GIFTS OF TIME
AND MONEY TO
HELP OTHERS OUTSIDE OF FAMILY.
TODAY, WE USE THE WORD MORE
COMMONLY WITH
MONETARY GIVING.
DO YOU VOLUNTEER FOR AN
ORGANIZATION? DO
YOU GIVE MONEY TO NONPROFITS?
YES? THEN YOU ARE A
PHILANTHROPIST.
GIVING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MONEY
REGULARLY
OVERTIME CAN GREATLY IMPACT
ORGANIZATIONS. AND BEFORE THEY
INVEST IN AN ORGANIZATION,
WEALTHY CONTRIBUTORS WANT TO SEE
WIDE SPREAD OF SUPPORT FROM ALL
FOR VARIOUS INITIATIVES IN THE
COMMUNITY, AT THE UNIVERSITY AND
WORLDWIDE. 2) YOU'VE BEEN
INVOLVED WITH AND STUDYING
WOMEN'S
PHILANTHROPY FOR YEARS.
TRADITIONALLY, HAS THERE BEEN A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW MEN AND
WOMEN GIVE BACK TO
THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND IS THAT
CHANGING?
WOMEN HAVE SURVIVED SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF
TIME BY GIVING, SHARING AND
CARING FOR OTHERS. BEFORE THE
CIVIL WAR, MARRIED WOMEN WERE
NOT ALLOWED TO OWN OR EARN
MONEY. THUS WOMEN'S PRIMARY
CONTRIBUTION WAS TIME,
A TRADITION THAT HAS CONTINUED.
NOW, WOMEN HAVE NEW ECONOMIC
POWER. THE MODERN WOMEN'S
PHILANTHROPY
MOVEMENT IS WHEN WOMEN'S
TRADITIONAL VOLUNTEERISM
COMBINES WITH NEW ECONOMIC
CLOUT.
GENERALLY, MEN RESPOND MORE TO
SUCH
CONCEPTS AS LOYALTY, OBLIGATION,
AND COMPETITION.
WOMEN ARE MORE FOCUSED ON
IMPACT,
"SEEING THE FACE THEIR GIFT
AFFECTS," SMALL GROUP
COLLABORATION. WOMEN ARE MORE
PHILANTHROPIC THAN MEN IN MOST
INSTANCES.
3) WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO
GIVE ABOUT PHILANTHROPY? HOW CAN
EACH OF US BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND
GENEROUS GIVERS?
BECOME A "GIFTED GIVER."
GRATITUDE GIVE FROM GRATITUDE,
NOT
OBLIGATION. GIVE GENEROUSLY IN
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR LIFE, NO
MATTER YOUR
SITUATION.
FOCUS GIVE MORE TO FEWER
ORGANIZATIONS
AND GET INVOLVED WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS
COMMUNITY JOIN WITH FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT THE CAUSES
YOU VALUE. FOR MANY THAT IS
RELIGION, LOCAL
COMMUNITY, EDUCATION AND HEALTH.
JOIN HEARTS AND MINDS TO AFFECT
POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE
WORLD.
4) AS THE EXPRESSION GOES, "IT'S
BETTER TO GIVE THAN
RECEIVE". AFTER ALL OF YOUR
EXPERIENCE WITH PHILANTHROPY,
WHY DO YOU FEEL THAT EXPRESSION
IS TRUE? THE BEST SOLUTION TO A
TROUBLED WORLD OR
PROBLEMS YOU ARE FACING AS AN
INDIVIDUAL IS DO SOMETHING FOR
OTHERS. I HAVE WORKED WITH
HUNDREDS OF
PHILANTHROPISTS. I AM A
PHILANTHROPIST MYSELF. WE GIVE
GENEROUSLY ACCORDING TO OUR
MEANS. I HAVE SEEN THE DEEP
GREAT JOY AND SATISFACTION OF
GIVING. WHEN YOU GIVE TO OTHERS,
YOU IMPACT THE
WORLD, BUT YOU ALSO IMPACT
YOURSELF. WHEN YOU GIVE OF SELF,
YOU FIND YOURSELF. AND SOMETHING
GREATER, YOU SEE GOD.
PHILANTHROPY IS HOPE.
PHILANTHROPY IS HOPE
FOR A BETTER WORLD. THAT HOPE IS
WHAT THIS SEASON IS ALL ABOUT.
ENJOY GIVING! PASS IT ON.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT
THIS.
THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF BRAVA
MAGAZINE HAS AN ARTICLE ENTITLED
"WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY...T HE
POWER OF OUR GIVING." IT MAILS
OUT DECEMBER 1ST.
MARTHA TAYLOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US TODAY!
WE'LL HAVE A FINAL CHECK OF THE
FORECAST AFTER THE BREAK.