Transform your giving into an adventure

Step one: check any of the options that attract you.

If you usually give... Might you like to explore giving...
By yourself
with family members, friends or colleagues?
with professional or expert input?
with other donors sharing common interests?
other:
With a partner or spouse
independently for some portion?
with input from other family, friends, colleagues, field experts, or giving professionals?
with other donors sharing common interests?
other:
To the same groups year after year
to a few additional groups very different from your norm?
by making larger gifts to fewer recipients?
to individuals as well as to organizations?
other:
In a way that’s "safe"
(e.g. only to large or well-established groups, or to groups run by people like you, or to charities that give direct help)
to small or start-up groups?
to groups run by and benefitting people of a race or culture other than yours?
to advocacy, social change or political campaigns rather than to charity
other:
When asked, or in spontaneous, unplanned ways
by creating a thoughtful giving plan?
by learning more what’s strategic and impactful?
by seeking out groups proactively instead of responding reactively?
other:
In carefully planned, controlled, or distant ways
where you give spontaneously or "from the heart" for some portion of your gifts?
where you’re deeply and personally involved?
where you share or let go of control?
other:

Step two:  Choose one of the boxes you checked, and take ten minutes to think or write about it on your own.  Why does this option attract you?  What support would you need to explore it?  What are some steps you could take towards it this month?   Who could you consult with as a peer or advisor? Jot down a few thoughts here:

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