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Eight strategies to embrace family philanthropy - Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing

Eight strategies to embrace family philanthropy - Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing

Finding time to participate in philanthropy can be challenging, but with these eight strategies you’ll be equipped to add more philanthropic activities to your family life.

Listening - New Horizon Academy Parenting Pickup Podcast Season 2 Episode 2

Listening - New Horizon Academy Parenting Pickup Podcast Season 2 Episode 2

Being distracted while your child is talking to you can be a big problem when communicating. We have all been there, listening while holding a phone or not making eye contact. MiaLisa from Doing Good Together is a special guest on this episode to talk about how and why it is critical to be listening fully.

How to Teach Your Kids to Volunteer for the Right Reasons - Star Tribune

Developing a “service heart” in your child can start small but develop into bigger and better things over a lifetime.

"Four Ways to Help Your Kids Make a Difference" - BrooklynBased.com

...think about our kids as citizens of the world, with voices that matter and the chutzpah to make a difference. Luckily in NYC, there are tons of opportunities for kids to effect change in their community, starting at any age. Here are a few ways to get your family involved.

"Practicing Kindness During the Holidays" - VolunteerSpot.com

Amid so many messages of wanting and getting, so many wish lists and shopping lists, we all deserve to make time for giving back. What better opportunity than at the events already on our calendars?

Whether you involve immediate family or host a boisterous group of friends and neighbors, these ideas will add more meaning to your holiday parties and may become annual traditions that teach your children the values of compassion and empathy.