Do you have a generous heart? Discovering your philanthropic purpose, and honing the tools and resources to act on that purpose, takes consideration and contemplation. Done properly, this work is a gift to yourself and to the world. Philanthropy is an expression of thanks and hope that we can create change on the issues that matter to us – and a personal philanthropic plan enables us to live our legacies while we’re still alive. Yet, when done without being informed and intentional, philanthropy can create or sustain a power dynamic between the giver and the receiver. It can highlight our privilege and stroke our egos, which further widens the divide between the world we want and the world we live in. In order for philanthropy to disrupt the status quo and create real change, we need a new lens. Feminist Read more…