Giving is More Than a Gift: An Encore Episode

<p>In this podcast episode, Carolyn Dun discusses her simple approach to generosity and how it has made a deep impact.<br /> <br /> Carolyn Dun is a connector extraordinaire and saw a gap between small, locally focused nonprofits and the abundance of resources in the communities around her. She founded Community Purse, a giving circle that has donated nearly half a million dollars to community organizations.</p> <p>In this episode we talk about the benefits of generosity, both for the individual and for the community, how she embraced generosity through various biblical stewardship studies as well as how she started Community Purse, a simple, yet elegant giving circle that has been the catalyst for impacting numerous local organizations from the generosity of hundreds of women.<br />  </p> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 14px; margin: 0;border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;border-left: 3px solid #adadad;position: relative;font-size: 13px;background: #fdfdfd"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 14px; padding-left:15px"><div class="ipsQuote_citation" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 14px; background: #f3f3f3; margin: 0px 0px 0px -15px; padding: 5px 15px; color: #222; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; display: block;">Quote</div><div class="ipsQuote_contents ipsClearfix" data-gramm="false"><p><strong>I have yet to run into an unhappy, generous person.</strong></p> </div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p><strong>Resources</strong>:<br /> Community Purse <a href="https://www.communitypurse.org/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.communitypurse.org/</a><br /> Generous Giving <a href="https://generousgiving.org/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">https://gener