In the future, I hope to start giving about 5% of my salary in about 5 years. Following my continued education, where I am fully acclimated to life after pursuing higher education. As well as helping volunteer with organizations that are doing philanthropy work at least twice a year.
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!
Courtney Zorich
- Spring
- 2024
Regardless of future income, my time is something that will always be available to me. In this area, I aim to spend at least 150 hours volunteering at philanthropies annually. In addition, I plan to donate at least 10% of my annual income to non-profits. My goal also includes donating to organizations I feel well-informed about, not just the ones I have heard of.
Christopher Mendell Jr.
- Spring
- 2024
I aim to make enough money so that I can comfortably give to organizations I care about, or build a world that doesn’t need to rely on philanthropy.
Chris Kim
- Spring
- 2024
My giving goal is to give based on the amount of income I make and similar to the U.S. marginal tax system. Starting at a base of 15%, I hope to increase my giving to non-profit organization by 2% for every $25,000 I make above $100,000.
Chloe Geiger
- Spring
- 2024
I hope to prioritize my time by using it to give back to my community. Especially over the summer, I want to spend time volunteering potentially in food banks or maternity homes in the Houston area. In addition, I hope to become more consistent with tithing 10% of my income to my church and donating some more to non-profits that I am passionate about. While I feel like I have learned significantly more about non-profits in the BCS area, I look forward to learning more about those near my hometown this summer. Then I hope to apply that knowledge and do good in my communities.
Chloe Figura
- Spring
- 2024
I would like to give to local communities, especially those that focus on education and the growth of children as they develop.