At an age when most guys still hone their skateboard moves,
Jason Franklin got a call from his grandfather’s secretary, asking him if he’d like to get involved in the family foundation.
Just 22, Franklin began a life-changing journey into philanthropy. Today he gives away one-fourth of his income and serves as executive director of
Bolder Giving at the tender age of 31. And like many other young philanthropists, Franklin has benefited from new resources that didn’t exist a generation ago. As he has learned, philanthropy is about more than just giving a check, and that some training is involved....
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Georgetown Students Award $31,000 to Local, Global Nonprofits
April 27, 2010
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April 27, 2010, Press Release — A new sociology course, “Philanthropy and Social Change,” lived up to its name this spring when its students decided to distribute $31,000 to nonprofit organizations.
The course came about after Kathy Kretman, director of Georgetown’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, received a call from the Sunshine Lady Foundation, a private family foundation established by Warren Buffett’s sister, Doris.
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