Learn and Thrive as a Donor

Our Mission

Our Mission

To unleash human generosity through donor education, social innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.
Our Passion

Our Passion

To inspire, teach, and guide donors to be the best donors they can be.
Our Process

The Giving Process

Clarify and align your purpose, passion, and gifts for giving; then design and implement your giving plan for meaning and impact.

The 5 Steps to Smart and Meaningful Giving

Follow the Appreciative Donor Education Process®

Discover

Discover and align your passions, purpose, and gifts for giving

Dream

Envision the positive impact you will make

Design

Create your comprehensive giving plan

Deliver

Implement your plan

Destiny

Create and capture your different legacies

Highlights from the Aspire to Give® Blog

Leading-edge Thinking to Empower Smarter Giving

Words really do matter!

Although English was never my strong suit in school, I have come to realize and appreciate the power and impact of the spoken...
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Introducing the Donor’s Inner Circle

Let’s revisit the concept of philanthropic “circles.” If you are a donor who is fluent with giving vehicles, you understand that...
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Donor Fluency – What Is That?

Recently, while sipping my morning coffee, I read an article from a higher education publication that listed the skill set needs...
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The Life Skill of Being a Better Philanthropist

In my previous blog, I shared my thoughts about seven key beliefs of donor philanthropy. In formulating the seven beliefs, it...
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Want to Learn More?

Are you wondering what comes next after retirement?
Are you searching for a new purpose as you transition to a new phase of life?
Do you want to make a real difference in the world through your giving?

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Aspire to Give: How to Create a More Meaningful Life Through Your Giving answers these questions to help you find meaning during your golden years. Based on over 20 years of experience serving clients in preparing for, transitioning into, and navigating through retirement, Greg Doepke addresses the all-too-often unspoken and unmet needs of retirement - What’s Next?

In this groundbreaking book, Greg illuminates our inherent need to give for meaning, introduces you to the Common Life Journey of Aspirational Giving, frames your giving with seven essential questions, and equips you with the roadmap of the Personal Philanthropic Giving Process.

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If you are interested in learning more about Aspire to Give®'s pursuit to advance philanthropy through donor-focused education, social innovation, collaboration, and advocacy, please reach out to Greg Doepke: Greg@AspiretoGive.com

Disclosure: Greg Doepke is the founder and principal of Aspire to Give®, a social enterprise that donates 100% of all profits to charity and is dedicated to unleashing the human spirit to advance philanthropy through donor education, social innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.