Greater Giving Moment
Explore weekly segments from the Greater Giving Moment on WKNO 91.1. FM, where Julia McDonald from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis shares how to give smarter and do more good for your causes and your community.
Thursdays
6:48 AM
4:48 PM
Latest Episodes
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A fund at the Community Foundation enables a piece of Memphis’s Jewish history to help sustain its community for the future. -
National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off Sept. 15. With Greater Memphis's Latinx population growth, there’s been a growth in nonprofits uniquely positioned to promote wider representation and address the needs of the Latino/Hispanic community.
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The average donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is just $34 per month, showing the power of even small gifts to make an enormous impact for children and families.
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Expert panelists who spoke at our recent GiVE 365 panel conversation agreed that building a resilient and trauma-informed community is essential to improving public health and well-being—and to preventing violence in the future.
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Whether through supporting higher education and the arts, faith-based giving, or bolstering Black-serving organizations, Black Americans have made an enormous and generous impact.
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Our city’s rich heritage of Black philanthropy spans centuries in faith-based tithing, giving as relief for individuals or educational improvement, or donating to uplift the Black community.
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August 17 is National Nonprofit Day! Did you know that the Community Foundation offers a free database of Mid-South nonprofit organizations? LIVEGIVEmidsouth.org includes profiles of 480 area nonprofits and counting.
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Since 2011, Black Philanthropy Month has been observed annually in August to celebrate and amplify Black giving. It is a month-long social action campaign designed to inform, inspire, and invest in Black philanthropic and funding equity.
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The U.S. has seen major trends in philanthropy since our founding, and a notable one is Giving as Social Reform, or to solve social problems. This kind of giving became more prevalent in the 20th century, and it continues in many powerful forms.
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When we look at our nation’s traditions of philanthropy, an important one is Giving as Improvement, or to maximize human potential. This kind of giving gained traction in the 19th century, and it continues today.
