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Quick Biopic ‘On Writing and Giving Back’
In November 2011, right after the release of Giving Back and during filming for the book’s trailer [ philanthropy reframed ], we created this 3-minute piece….I call it my micro biopic. After a year, we...
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Generations of Generosity
People talk a lot about “finding your purpose.” I generally don’t think about life or my pursuits in exactly those terms. Yet, when I see or hear from people whom I’ve never met, living in distant...
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Our TEDx Talk on Identity, Epiphany and Philanthropy
This piece and this piece tell the story behind the speech about the stories behind the stories of Giving Back (yes, very meta). You can finally see it for yourself as I am delighTED to share this TEDx...
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What They Prize Most
“Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most that they may taste the happiness of giving.” — Ohiyesa, Native American physician, writer and change...
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Seven Generations and One Hundred, Ten Years Ago
Christian and Riley McGimpsey with family and friends, 1903 This is a story about Riley R. McGimpsey (28 Mar 1845 – 20 Apr 1934), my great-great-grandfather, as told to me by my elder cousin Nettie...
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my heart’s in the write place
“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” —...
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So Grand
Pictured on the left is my maternal grandmother Lucille Geneva, who would have turned 99 years old today (November 2). She’s seated with sister Pauline on the lawn of family home in Randolph County,...
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Excellent Example
Meka Sales honors her mother’s philanthropic legacy “What are you doing to serve?” In celebration of Women’s History Month, a tiny question with huge implications is shared from Giving Back. The...
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3,650 Days
“If there is a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison Yesterday, April 27, marked the 10th anniversary of the birth of The Giving Back...
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To Cap It All
A recent visit to our capital city served to cap off the 10-year milestone of the Giving Back Project, which produced the book Giving Back and The Soul of Philanthropy exhibit. The 2017 National...
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