Description:
In this series of essays, the author shares the insights he's gained during his lifetime journey through the charitable universe. He provides practical advice on how to make sure that your gestures of kindness achieve the intended impact in the most timely and efficient way. Drawing on his experience as a small donor, an advisor to charities with global reach and community-focused organizations, and eventually managing a family foundation, he explains how you can be sure that your gestures of kindness are not in vain.
As Stephen Cornish, the Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders, puts it, Peter Cavelti's "Thoughtful Giving combines grace, values, discipline and the gift of self. A perfect mix to turbo-charge the impact of your charitable giving."
Brief description: Peter Cavelti was born in Switzerland and spent his early adult years backpacking through Africa and Asia. In 1972, he emigrated to Canada, where he still lives. His early writing focused on investments and geopolitics, topics he was very familiar with from his successful career as a financial executive. In 1997 his widely acclaimed cultural study of the South Seas, "Tuiavii's Way", was published in Canada, Australia and Japan. He also has a novel, "A Dangerous Remedy" and a memoir, "Moments In Time", to his credit. He loves the outdoors, adventure travel and family life.
Review Quotes:
"Includes valuable recommendations for individual donors and family foundations. Your gestures of kindness will not be in vain." Martin Hilb, Managing Partner of the International Center for Corporate Governance
"Peter's insights into how to give well are highly valuable to all donors, both big and small." Kate Bahen, Managing Director, Charity Intelligence