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Every Gift Matters: How Your Passion Can Change the World Hardcover – Illustrated, May 5, 2015

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Charitable giving is on the rise in America. Despite the lingering effects of the economic downturn, Americans continue to give generously of their time, talent, and money more than $335 billion in 2013, a 4.4% increase from 2011. What's more, the bulk of that charitable giving 72% came not from large foundations or corporations, but from individuals making small gifts. For those with passion for a cause and a generous spirit, it's vitally important that they leverage their gift in the right way in order to have the greatest impact possible.

In her first book EVERY GIFT MATTERS, Carrie Morgridge shares inspiring stories of powerful gifts in action showing readers how to turn the act of giving into a vehicle for positive change. Drawing on 15 years of experience supporting causes that align with her passions through gifts, Morgridge demonstrates how a smart strategy, high expectations, a deep network, and hands-on personal involvement will ensure that one's gift is compounded over time to have the biggest impact possible.

''Each person and every gift can make a difference,'' writes Morgridge. ''Whoever you are, no matter how much or how little you have, your gift matters. The smallest, seemingly unimportant, donation can transform a life. And the best news is that giving transforms two lives: the one who receives and the one who gives.''

Through her role as Vice President of The Morgridge Family Foundation, Morgridge has learned what works and what doesn't when it comes to giving. She argues that in order to ensure meaningful and lasting change, a gift must be more than simply a grant of money. The giver must assess whether the program is the right fit, work hand-in-hand with the key leaders on strategy, develop a plan for making the endeavor sustainable, and ensure that their gift can be leveraged to have a bigger impact on the community. By sharing real-life stories of how this hands-on approach to giving has transformed lives including her own Morgridge inspires others to believe that they can also make a difference in their community, no matter the size of their gift.

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''Carrie Morgridge has written a very important book. So many people have told me they really want to help, but they give nothing because they feel a small gift cannot make a difference. But it can, as you will learn from the inspiring examples in Every Gift Matters. Philanthropy is for everyone, and giving not only benefits the recipient but the giver too.'' - Jane Goodall

''No single individual alone can tackle the complex issues our communities face today. People innately need to be part of something bigger than themselves, and most, by nature, are optimistic and hopeful. If leaders paint an aspirational and hopeful vision of the future, people will rise to meet it. Carrie Morgridge's book does its part in painting an inspirational picture--in fact, many pictures--of how every person matters and what a difference small and large acts of generosity and caring can truly make.'' - Brian A. Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way Worldwide

''Carrie Morgridge is a force of nature. From education to the environment, she has driven positive change well beyond the capabilities of a normal human being. Her energy is infectious. What's really amazing is that she's just getting started . . . '' - Salman Khan, Executive Director, khanacademy.org

''The majority of charitable donations come from households donating what they can, not large organizations giving hundreds of thousands of dollars. At Spark, our network of Millennial donors helping women and girls, we know that relatively small gifts can aggregate to create a big difference, gifts compound over time and can have ripple effects, and people are more likely to give when they feel an environment of trust and friendship. Beautifully capturing themes like these, Every Gift Matters is a hands-on guide that teaches people how to maximize their donation so that even the smallest amounts make the most impact. '' --- Jackie Rotman, Executive Director, Spark

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Carrie Morgridge is vice president of the Morgridge Family Foundation and has completed multiple Ironman competitions. She and her husband, John, have headed the Morgridge Family Foundation for fifteen years.

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Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group Press; Illustrated edition (May 5, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 184 pages
ISBN-10 : 1626341826
ISBN-13 : 978-1626341821
Item Weight : 12.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.6 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches

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Samuel Wisel

Empowering all to support their passions!

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In Every Gift Matters, Carrie Morgridge illustrates the current philanthropic landscape for so many organizations and causes who require and seek financial support to fulfill and complete their important work. Most importantly, Carrie has articulated the collective impact gifts can make, regardless of size, for deserving organizations who are quietly changing the world. The importance of participation is clearly outlined in her message. Carrie’s experience as a generous philanthropist provides others with an insightful understanding on the need for organizations to include donors in their work well after the initial gift has been made. Every Gift Matters highlights the transformational impact charitable giving provides and the relationships formed in the process. Thank you, Carrie, for empowering others to support their passions!

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It described the process used by the author's foundation for allocating grants. Interesting, but didn't shed much light on selecting charities for individuals to support.

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Bacci

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Great book.

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linda j smith

Every nonprofit organization should read this book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2015

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Terrific helpful points for all nonprofits !

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Maureen Ollweiler

Great and Insightful!

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015

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Really enjoyed the book and personal stories. Show how one person can and does make a difference.

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Hillary E. Marsh

Great Read, Even My Small Gift Can Make a Difference

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015

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I have to say I read this not as someone in the philanthropy world, but someone that enjoys taking part in the occasional giving day, or giving right from my paycheck. This book opened my eyes that it does not matter my gift isn't huge, it still can make a difference. Even the small amount of money I give can have a BIG impact if I give to something I truly care about.

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Well-written but for the affluent

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016

I have a great interest in philanthropy. Through my publishing company, I do a lot of cause-based marketing; from a charity cookbook that we put together to an annual writing competition to benefit different charities each year. I’m not donating tens of thousands of dollars a year, but I do try to make sure that what I am donating is getting where it needs to get and doing what it needs to do. Because of this, I was very interested in reading Every Gift Matters: How Your Passion Can Change the World.

Every Gift Matters by Carrie Morgridge is a well-written, thoughtful, but ultimately low-information book for the average person interested in doing more in their community. The fundamental problem with the book is that, despite Morgridge’s attempts to present the concepts in a blanket of “everyman” can-do, the work is really written for affluent donors who have the time and resources to engage in significant philanthropy. For those interested in setting up trust funds or donating thousands of dollars to causes they care about, the book provides a nice guide of pitfalls and advice. But most of the book will mean little to less affluent donors.

Advice like going on site visits and studying financials all makes perfect sense if you are establishing a trust fund or engaged in largescale philanthropic efforts. But it seems terribly impractical for the person writing a $20 check to the local food bank. There is a lot of emphasis placed on getting to know the leaders of charitable organizations personally before investing in them, which makes perfect sense if you are about to write a check for $250,000 but not so much for people writing checks for $50. While certainly all donors should learn more about a charity before donating, I’m not sure the advice on scheduling dozens of meetings with local leaders is actually practical for the majority of average donors.

Morgridge also includes some anecdotes about “average” people doing extraordinary things, but even these narratives are rose-tinted and don’t really provide any insight on HOW to get things going. For example, she tells the story of Kylan, a young boy who became pen pals with a child in Uganda that his parents sponsored through WorldVision. In Morgridge’s telling of the story, Kylan, at five, decided on his own to try and raise money to help others in Uganda; first with a lemonade stand, and then by collecting scrap metal. It is a sweet story of how an average kid took the initiative and changed lives.

But the version of events in the book is disingenuous. A quick Google search was enough to understand that it was actually the boy’s parents that “encouraged” him to do these things and eventually establish Metal Mission, a charity that collects scrap metal to raise money to help families in Uganda. This doesn’t take away from the wonderful work Metal Mission does, nor does it diminish Kylan’s efforts at such a young age. But Morgridge’s example of how anyone can change the world falls flat when the example is actually about affluent parents with time and resources to spare encouraging their son to follow in their footsteps.

I had hoped that Every Gift Matters would provide me with some practical insight. But there is little in the book that has any bearing on what is within my capabilities to do based on the level of donations I can do. If I hit the lottery and was looking to establish a philanthropic organization to maximize my donations, I would call Morgridge personally to pick her brain (she is Vice President of the Morgridge Family Foundation and does wonderful work with charities like DonorsChoose.org). I have enormous respect for the work she does, but unfortunately Every Gift Matters doesn’t live up to the stated premise of demonstrating how small gifts can make a difference.

Disclosure: I was given a comp copy of this book for review.

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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.

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