143. Discovering Your Own Personal Giving Strategy - Sybil Ackerman-Munson

Published: July 14, 2021, 10 a.m.

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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\\xa0 allow our collective giving to improve our world.\\xa0

Episode Highlights

  • Sybil\\u2019s 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?\\xa0
    • 2. What are your hobbies?\\xa0
    • 3. What is the place that gives you rejuvenation?
    • 4. What issue keeps you up at night?
  • Sybil\\u2019s 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\\u2019s life (26:00)
  • Sybil\\u2019s 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\\u2019s courses!


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