Insights on Philanthrophy

You Have the Power to Change the World

04/24/2026

Do you feel it too? When I read the sentence “_you have the power to change the world,_” I feel two very different things at the same time. Part of me feels energized, motivated, encouraged, and ready to keep pushing…

Aging-In-Place: The Reality Check to Your Estate Plan’s Legacy

02/21/2026

“Mom, you are a strong woman, but I think what’s going on in Dad’s brain is stronger.” In my head, this statement was going to give my mom the peace she needed to accept my father’s cognitive decline; however, two minutes…

Philanthropy is a Two-Way Street

09/12/2025

I’ve had a lot of opportunities to think about philanthropy in my career. I’ve run a massive human services organization, a foundation, and a research center focused on nonprofits. Now, I tell stories for a living.Through that range of experiences I’ve learned…

Can Our Dissatisfaction Drive Us Toward Living Our Legacy?

08/21/2025

Truth: Your legacy is not just something you LEAVE; it’s something you LIVE. Truth: Living your legacy is acting in alignment with YOUR values.  If you follow The Legacy Dialogues, you’re familiar with their mission to shift the perception of…

Money on the Mind: How Mental Health Shapes Financial Outcomes—Differently for Women and Men

08/01/2025

The Legacy Dialogues, LLC What if we told you your mental health could influence your net worth?It might sound surprising, but the findings from reputable studies confirm that: how we feel mentally directly affects how we earn, spend, save and…

If You Want to Change The World, Start By Making Your Bed

05/31/2025

If You Want to Change The World, Start By Making Your Bed – Admiral William H. McRaven.

The Imperative of Philanthropy as a Way of Life

05/31/2025

I have a picture of two young French children that I met when I was 11. I keep it in a box with some of the most meaningful pictures and letters I have collected over the years. I don’t remember…

Don’t Forget About Significance

05/31/2025

In a recent interview on Fresh Air, a WBUR radio program, Viola Davis shared what success means to her. “How I think of it: You know, it’s like you spend your whole life wanting to climb Mount Everest and then…

Woke Women Tackles Tough Topics and Dynamic Dialogues in Year Two

05/31/2025

Girls from Woke Women and TLD guests dancing to warm up before the dialogue. This is an article from Girls Inc. of Lynn newsletter – by Stacey Marcus For the past two years, Woke Women has been meeting on Friday…

Alone

05/31/2025

Five years after I had my daughter, I was pretty sure I was pregnant again.  I could check off each of the early first trimester symptoms.  Since my body now knew what it felt like to be pregnant, I was…