‘Tis the season
December outshines other months. Having spent nearly four decades in philanthropy, I love December. It is the month when the hard work pays off as the charitable floodgates open. According to one statistician, NP Source, 30% of annual gifting flows in during the 12th month with 10% occurring on the last 3 days of the year. But year-end generosity is about much more than stats. It is about a year’s long effort to thoughtfully identify, cultivate, approach, and steward our dono