During my college years, I am committed to immersing myself in volunteering for local non-profit organizations consistently. I recognize this phase of my life offers ample freedom and free time, allowing me to prioritize serving others. Through active engagement with diverse non-profits, I aim to contribute meaningfully to initiatives addressing community needs, spanning education, healthcare, environmental conservation, and social justice. Upon graduation, my giving goal shifts to actively seeking out non-profit organizations aligned with causes I believe in, wherever I am located. Whether supporting education, environmental conservation, healthcare access, or social justice, I aspire to utilize my time, skills, and resources to make a tangible impact. As I establish financial stability over the next four years, I aim to incrementally increase my philanthropic efforts, pledging to donate 10% of my income to these causes. Looking ahead, my long-term ambition is to assemble a team of professionals committed to philanthropy and establish a business where profits are channeled towards creating positive change and fostering self-sufficiency in individuals in need. By integrating business and philanthropy, I aim to gather data on practical solutions for those in need, undertaking missions to countries like Venezuela to understand their challenges intimately and engineer sustainable pathways to self-sufficiency.
What is a Giving Goal?
Often, the idealism of youth is lost as one achieves success and acquires material possessions later in life. What was originally considered to be “enough” or even “beyond my wildest dreams” can become just another milestone on one’s quest…
Capturing your current vision of how you wish to give of yourself and your resources in the future could help you plan to give more meaningfully. Revisiting this vision in ten or twenty years could provide a reminder of the ideals of your youth that may shape or re-shape your future actions.
If you have already posted your Giving Goal and would like to update your email for future reminders, please contact [email protected]
Step 1
Have a healthy and vigorous dialogue in your class on the general idea of having a personal Giving Goal as a college student.
Step 2
Set a Giving Goal concerning your future giving plans.
Step 3
Share a brief statement of your Giving Goals on The Philanthropy Lab’s portal as a way to inspire others to do the same. You may post anonymously to the public if you wish.
Step 4
Share your permanent email address and phone number with The Philanthropy Lab, for the sole purpose of the reminder mechanism, so we can remind you of your goal in 5 year increments for 20 years into the future.
Alumni Reflections
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Over 4,200+ course participants have written giving goals in a demonstration of leadership!
Sam Golinvaux
- Spring
- 2024
I pledge to dedicate my time, resources, and talents to the betterment of those whose lives are vastly different from my own to preserve the innate dignity and goodness of the human spirit. Through service, I will become equipped with an enriched worldwide perspective to inflict positive change even in times of hardship, tribulation, or turmoil. For this, I pledge to allocate 10-15% of my paycheck to support affordable healthcare, disaster recovery, and policy-making that ensures adequate resource distribution for the less fortunate.
Sally Buck
- Spring
- 2024
My personal giving goal is 10% of my income; however, if I am making over $300,000, I will plan to give a larger percent. However, because I do not expect to make that much money directly after graduation, I will likely donate 10%.
Ryan Joseph Centeno
- Spring
- 2024
In the future, I wish to give 5% of my yearly salary to a charity that personally connects with me
Ruth Befekadu
- Spring
- 2024
By the age of 30, I aspire to dedicate at least 10% of my annual income to charitable work. This charitable work can mean various things. It can be direct(I disperse the money) or indirect(I utilize nonprofits), or it can be local or global, and it can be for a range of missions as fit to the ever-changing needs and wants of the world and me.
Ruowen Wang
- Spring
- 2024
I will be giving my time and talent to philanthropy through my work in social innovation and CSR. I will also be volunteering 30 hours a week.