How do you share the joy of giving with your loved ones? Here are some tips to help you make a greater difference together:
Decide over dinner. Once
a month collect fundraising solicitations you receive and discuss them
as a family at the dinner table. Decide as a group if you will donate to
these organizations – and if not, identify others you'd rather support. (Kid-friendly!)
Give time and talent. Encourage
volunteering. Talk to the young people in your life about what special
skills they can share with organizations in your community. Bring them
along when you volunteer. (Kid-friendly!)
Try the 10% plan. Donate
a percentage of your everyday expenses to help others meet their basic
needs. Save grocery receipts and donate 10% of what you spend to a food
shelf. Contribute 10% of your rent or mortgage to help people find a
home. Donate a portion of the cost of your sports tickets or museum
membership to help someone else appreciate these interests.
Picture a better world. Make a collage with pictures of yourself and your family and cut out from magazines to reflect the kind of change you want to make in the world. (Kid-friendly!)
Giving is a reflection of your personal values, history, traditions and hopes for the future. The following family conversation starters are meant spark dialogue around VALUES, VISION, AND LEGACY.
- What is your favorite nonprofit organization and why?
- If you inherited $1 million to give to charity, how would you use it?
- What is one experience you think everyone in the world should get to have?
- Pick three words that describe your family's core values.
For more ways to get more from your giving or to get a series of conversation starters, email us.