Every Gift Matters How Your Passion Can Change the World by Carrie Morgridge

184 Pages
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group, Greenleaf Book Group Press
Release Date: May 5, 2015

Nonfiction (Adult), Self-Help, Motivational, Philanthropic, Memoirs, Biographies

The book is divided into the following chapters.

Chapter One: The $7 Miracle
Chapter Two: A Grateful Life
Chapter Three: Follow Your Passion
Chapter Four: Finding Common Ground
Chapter Five: Be a Difference Maker
Chapter Six: Full Circle
Chapter Seven: A Seat at the Table
Chapter Eight: Invest in Leaders
Chapter Nine: Clone Your Cash
Chapter Ten: Outside the Box
Chapter Eleven: Unintended Consequences
Chapter Twelve: Filling the Gap
Chapter Thirteen: Making an Impact
Chapter Fourteen: Take the First Step

This book is about charitable giving and volunteering. The author’s passion is in education and learning. She talks about her childhood and meeting her husband. They lived in Silicon Valley, California then spent years in Aspen, Colorado and finally moved to Orlando, Florida. She discusses teachers and their need for supplies. She describes an interactive white board and iTouch devices and the way they help students learn better.

She mentions a story about a young boy. His parents sponsored a child through World Vision and their son began writing to him. He raised money to buy chickens and goat for the village. They are now working on providing clean water.

She mentioned the Salman Khan and the Khan Academy, which is a special nonprofit for me. I used the Khan Academy to learn math so I could take calculus and be accepted by the University of Florida. She tells the reader to find their passion and give to those organizations. She also recommends visiting the organization and follow their communications. If you are interested in donating to an organization or already donate, this is an uplifting book to read.

As the head of a corporate giving program at the company that I work at, I was extremely interested in reading this book and getting a perspective on giving that I had never experienced - and I did!

Carrie Morgridge is blessed to be from a family that has a foundation and can make donations big and small that make an impact. She and her family make an effort to make their donations matter, no matter the size. I wanted to study how they decide to make the gift they do and then I loved reading and learning about the follow up and how that matters just as much as choosing where the money should go.

This book was simple and just want I wanted to read to learn more about charitable giving.

As a note, if you are looking to give personally, this book also had tips about personal donations, that just isn't why I picked it up.