My goal is to give a tithe of 10% to whatever local church I am a part of, and then to give above and beyond that tithe to other organizations and people both in the form of my time and money. Ideally, while I certainly will want to use my income to improve my own standard of living, I hope to prioritize investing in businesses that benefit the community that I live in and giving generously to non profits that serve the community over prioritizing increasing my standard of living. I think a great baseline would be to continue to sponsor at least one Compassion child at $45 a month, and to start out giving an additional 5% of my income to local nonprofits. I think this would be a great set of giving goals to enable me to give generously early on, and potentially increase the amount I give with time if I were to make more money later in life or find some successful investment opportunities. Overall, I’m most concerned with developing a generous heart that seeks to share what God has given me with others, in Christ’s name, for the glory of God and the good of others.
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.
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Over 4,200+ course participants have written giving goals in a demonstration of leadership!
Anonymous
- Fall
- 2018
I want to be generous with my time as well as my money. I intend to give to causes which I am passionate about, especially those which give others the same opportunities that have shaped who I am.
Anonymous
- Fall
- 2018
I pledge to give of both my time and finances to philanthropic organizations in order to better love the world around me and bring about improvement to the world around me.
Anonymous
- Fall
- 2018
I plan to give 10% of my income as soon as I have a salary to meet needs in either philanthropic organizations or in immediate needs I see in those around me. But I think that my entire life needs to be devoted to direct care of abuse victims, and so I commit to orienting my work around this conviction in an ongoing way.
Anonymous
- Fall
- 2018
After graduating and once I am financially stable I would like to give 10% of my income to either my local church or philanthropic organizations. This is a number that I hope to expand as time goes on and I become better at managing my money so that I understand the most I am capable of giving.
Anonymous
- Fall
- 2018
Once I get a full-time job and become stable, I plan to give 10% of my income through my church as well as eventually becomng a member of a board of a local organization.