I hope to have my own foundation later in life. It’s something that I wish to do before I die. I’m really passionate about giving access to education to people who can’t afford, and giving access to good quality education to people in other parts of the world that don’t have the same quality education as Americans do. I want to donate to organizations in the meantime every year, to causes that are important to me such as giving support to survivors of human trafficking, and of course, access to education too.
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!
Amaia Howard
- Spring
- 2022
I pledge to allocate roughly 5% of my income to a nonprofit organization each month of my choosing.
Allie Kalik
- Spring
- 2022
There are a few ways I wish to give after completing my education. I would like to be able to give 7-10% of my annual income to philanthropic causes, particularly to organizations that provide services in the community I am living in, and those communities I have lived in previously. I plan to give to a wide variety of causes, but would like to establish a few organizations to develop a longstanding giving relationship with. Beyond financial contributions, I would like to spend my time and energy volunteering for organizations in my community, at least 4 hours a month, but ideally more.
Ali Hildreth
- Spring
- 2022
I challenge myself to give 5-10% of my income to the local non-profits around me. Furthermore, I want to donate my time and resources to serve my community and volunteer in these non-profits. I hope to eventually serve on the board for a nonprofit I’m passionate about and build relationships with the people I’m serving. I want to be a pillar of service in my community and take action without hesitating if I see a need.
Alex Chang
- Spring
- 2022
I am unsure about monetary giving and will likely refrain from doing so post graduation until I can be sure that I have a stable career and am financially stable. However, I am much more willing to invest my time in the form of service or volunteer work for organizations and causes that I care about. Post graduation, I would ideally like to invest my time to give back to the community; the amount of hours that I invest will likely depend on my career and if I have a family of my own.
Alex Brown
- Spring
- 2022
I hope to give at least 10% of my income to philanthropy and increase that over time as my salary increases.