Once I am financially stable, I pledge to give a minimum of 5% of my annual income to non-profits working around issues of education, immigration, and incarceration. Until then, I pledge to volunteer at least 50 hours each 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!
Valentina Echeverria
- Spring
- 2022
I pledge to dedicate my professional life to the social sector and make a meaningful contribution to the world through my work.
Valentina Aznar
- Spring
- 2022
Once I am financially stable I would love to give back to the community and help with as much as possible.
Ty Baldwin
- Spring
- 2022
I commit to allocating 10% of my income for philanthropic purposes. I intend to focus on local faith-based non-profit organizations as the recipients of my donations. I will donate to organizations that I’ve done the proper due diligence on to be confident in my donation.
Trisha Saberian
- Spring
- 2022
I hope to be able to donate a small variable amount of money (at least $120 a year) to nonprofits I connect with until I’m financially stable enough to donate a fixed amount of income. Primarily, I also hope to use my time and talent to contribute to the nonprofit sphere by working as a project coordinator alongside various volunteer work.
Trevor Gruetzner
- Spring
- 2022
I commit to giving away at least 10% of my income post-graduation, raising this figure to at least 20% when I am earning $100,000 per year.