We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits 143. Discovering Your Own Personal Giving Strategy - Sybil Ackerman-Munson
Meet Sybil. She's a nonprofit purist on a mission: to help you do the most good when it comes to your personal philanthropy. It starts with building a personal giving strategy, aligning values and narrowing your giving goals. We're chatting about how to channel passion, creating focus and giving away money with humility. We believe everyone - especially nonprofit professionals - is an important philanthropist. Start here, and let's allow our collective giving to improve our world.
Episode Highlights
- Sybil’s story and journey to where she is today (2:00)
- Discovering your own personal giving strategy (10:00)
- 1. What do you do day to day?
- 2. What are your hobbies?
- 3. What is the place that gives you rejuvenation?
- 4. What issue keeps you up at night?
- Sybil’s advice for how to decide on how much and how often to give (17:00)
- The 3 different types of donors / funders (19:20)
- 1. Sustainer
- 2. Campaigner
- 3. Launcher
- How you can validate your giving (24:00)
- A powerful moment of philanthropy in Sybil’s life (26:00)
- Sybil’s One Good Thing: Think positive first about people. Go into a situation, assuming the best in what somebody wants to have happen in the world and nurture that support it. (28:00)
- Want to dive in further? Check out Sybil’s courses!
For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/143
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