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ENGAGING IN PHILANTHROPY SHOULD BE A REWARDING EXPERIENCE
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the
world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a redeemed social condition, or
a job well done. To know even one other life has breathed easier because you
lived: This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whether you are a member of a donor family, an independent trustee or a
professional, participating in giving can and should be a gratifying
experience. Helping individuals in need, building community, solving problems,
supporting the arts and education, creating a more sustainable world . . . action
in these spheres adds meaning to our lives and can bring us closer together as
a family and as a society.
ANYONE CAN DO IT, BUT NOT EVERYONE CAN DO IT WELL
To give away money . . . is an easy matter and in any man’s
power, but to decide to whom to give it and how large and when and for what
purpose and how, is neither in every man’s power nor an easy matter. Hence, it
is that such excellence is rare, praiseworthy and noble.
Aristotle
Philanthropy — like all of life’s endeavors that are worth doing — has a
knowledge base that has been developed through years of practice. There are
strategies and structures that can lead to more effective use of charitable
resources and provide more satisfaction for everyone involved.
With years of experience and deep expertise in philanthropy, Iris Krieg &
Associates, Inc. can expand your knowledge base and provide choices you may not
have known were possible. We bring exciting new ideas as well as the tried and
true. We carry out those tasks — both short-term and long-term — that are too
time-consuming, too burdensome or outside of your sphere of expertise.
At Iris Krieg & Associates, Inc., we know that one size does not fit all.
We take pride in developing individualized responses that help donors and
foundations achieve a sense of satisfaction in their philanthropy because it is
philanthropy done well.
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