By Michael M. Sonduck When I was growing up in suburban Chicago, my parents were active in our congregation and in our town. Dad, a small business owner, was president of the congregation. Our stay-at-home Mom helped establish one of the first juvenile justice programs in the county courts (a precursor of today’s child advocacy…
By Eric Dunavant It’s hard to believe how fast time flies. This year will mark my 20th year in the financial/legacy business, but many days it feels like it was just yesterday that I started. That’s the funny thing about life. Speak to anyone who is older, and they will always tell you life goes much…
By William Jenkins For this issue of Legacy Arts, we want to feature some of those who have taken The Giving Pledge. Each of the following excerpts is taken from their actual letters accepting the pledge. Be inspired to give! Read more at givingpledge.org. Sara Blakely’s Giving Pledge Since I was a little girl I…
By Christopher Zacher Jamie Forbes turned a passion for giving into his life’s work. For Jamie Forbes, philanthropy is a family affair. In his work as a philanthropy advisor, he focuses on helping individuals and their families discover the joy of giving. As a Founding Partner at Forbes Legacy Advisors, Jamie works with families to…
John D. Rockefeller endeavored to “to solve the problem of giving money away without making paupers of those who receive it.” Rockefeller went on to say: “I investigated and worked myself almost to a nervous breakdown in groping my way, without sufficient guide or chart, through the ever-widening field of philanthropic endeavor. It was…
By Amanda Kelly As human beings we’re always going to be touched by humanitarian crisis and to deny that call to action is almost to deny our own humanity. So let your heart be touched and open, but also be smart about how you react.” It is without a doubt one of the more wonderful…
