Intentional Gifts: Start Your Own Family Foundation
Consider joining my family in starting your own (mini) family foundation.
As a follower of Doing Good Together, your mailbox probably looks a lot like ours: crammed with the noble requests of a million charitable organizations. There was a time...
Caring Kid’s Cook & Clean
Chores.
One of my family’s New Year’s resolutions is all about chores.
I don’t mean Cinderella-style, toothbrush-to-the-floor, scrub-all-day chores. Our family does many things together. We bake together, build forts, read...
Habits for Good: Adopt an Organization
Finding time to help others as a family can be difficult, but if you weave good deeds into your regular routine, the habits become nearly unbreakable. Even the act of reflection can become a routine that sticks.
I saw this lesson in action last...
A Compassionate Compass & the Art of Flexible Resolutions
I’m tired of all the rants against resolutions. I’m seriously sick of the countless statistics predicting imminent failure.
And I might as well admit it. I’m a geek for resolutions. What’s the harm of looking ahead, digging...
3 Small Ways to Have a More Thoughtful Holiday Gathering
Perhaps you’ve been in my shoes. Maybe you’ve mentioned to family members that you use the resources at Doing Good Together to teach your kids about kindness and community. Maybe you’ve been discussing how thoughtful it was...
Repost: Gracious Receiving
Enjoy this re-post from the 2010 giving season and help your whole family practice gracious receiving.
Our family’s holiday unwrapping extravaganza is fast approaching. As much as we tried to scale back on gifts to each other and extend...
Time to Reflect (featuring DGT’s first home video)
So many good volunteer ideas are flying through my in-box and down my Facebook feed these days. I can barely read them all, much less attempt each one. Sometimes five minutes really is just four and a half minutes too many.
The truth is, this...
Host a Sandwhich Making Party with the Help of 363 Days
Here is a great opportunity to make a difference with a sandwich drive scaled to fit your lifestyle. The Twin Cities-based organization 363 Days makes it simple to host a sandwich making party with a few friends, a troop of scouts, or an...
Hungering to do more this holiday season? Volunteer for Meals on Wheels!
‘Tis the season for holiday gatherings, shopping trips, and New Year’s resolutions. With the holiday season upon us and winter break from school fast approaching are you looking to add more meaning to your holiday season…or just keep...
Thoughtful Holiday Traditions… Share yours!
What traditions of generosity does your family cherish during the holidays?
Like all of you, we’re striving to minimize the wish lists, shopping trips, and general over-consumption of the holiday. My hope is that our traditions, focusing...
