Posts by Barry Spencer

Our world is filled with a myriad of big challenges. The question isn’t ARE there challenges… of course there are… and always will be. The question is which ones are…

Give This Blessing to Your Donors… Start the New Year by… Thanking donors for their generosity in 2023, and helping them find their own reasons to give again and give…

Making a Connection Can you see it? Can you feel it? Technology and social media are leading many to feel disconnected from each other and causes. Now more than ever,…

The track sprinter doesn’t sprint continuously. The tennis match doesn’t continue on from one point to the next without giving the players a moment to catch their breath. Football has…

Serve by Commuicating Giving is on many people’s minds this time of year, and especially today. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages…

What movie will you watch on Thanksgiving? It’s A Wonderful Life? Love this classic! George Bailey was a giver. As you know from the movie, George needed help understanding the…

Wait For It The Christmas lights at the entrance of my neighborhood ushered in the Christmas season the day after Halloween. This also means the season of delayed gratification for…

Give and Get What you give out is what you receive in return. It is the parable of the seed and harvest in the bible. If you plant seeds of…

Hope Needed now more than ever is hope. Hope in a better life, better community, better relationships, better caring for one another, and more. Hope. One industry that has more…

“News” The news today comes at us fast and furious. It is laced with emotionally charged words regardless of which side of the argument you are on. But think for…