My giving goal is to commit at least 5% of my annual income to organizations addressing educational equity and community infrastructure once I begin earning. Growing up between two countries taught me that the systems people depend on most — schools, roads, public spaces — are often the ones that receive the least scrutiny about whether they actually serve the people who need them. This course sharpened that instinct into something more actionable: I now know how to look at a nonprofit’s financials, ask whether its outcomes match its narrative, and recognize when philanthropic dollars are creating dependency rather than capacity. Beyond money, I want to give time and judgment — serving on a nonprofit board or review committee where I can bring an analytical lens to funding decisions rather than just writing a check. And I want to stay honest about urgency: the needs that exist today do not wait for a more convenient moment to be addressed. I hope that when I read this again in ten or twenty years, it reminds me not to let comfort or complexity become excuses for inaction.