I’ve been burning the midnight oil in the Writing Lab for the past few months, working on completing my manuscript for my first traditionally published book, Simple Giving.
I haven’t talked about it much because the self-deprecating part of me was waiting for the whole project to crash and burn.
Though I had many challenges along with way, including my own insecurities, it didn’t crash and burn. Thankfully.
It’s a project I am extremely proud of and eager to share with you, as it is the culmination of a lot of writing, researching and interviewing. All of which stemmed from this blog and my experiences working in the nonprofit development world for the past ten years.
Published by Tarcher/Penguin, we’re in the final copy editing phase of the book, which will be available on 10.27.15. In fact, it’s already available for pre-sale on Amazon, B&N, and Indiebound.
I’ll be sharing more about Simple Giving in the months to come. For now, I am offering a worksheet I adapted from my chapter on making giving a part of your business model. While this worksheet is geared towards entrepreneurs, anyone who maintains a blog or has a little bit of say at their place of employment will find these 5 action steps helpful.
According to the 2013 Cone Communications Social Impact Study, more than 9-in-10 Americans look to companies that support social or environmental issues in some way. A full 91% of American consumers want to see more products, services and retailers support worthy causes.
We know it feels good to give. Why not make giving back part of your business model? The problem is that most entrepreneurs don’t know where to start when it comes to giving back with their company.
Download “5 Steps to Make Giving Part of Your Business Model” for free when you sign up for the Simple Giving Lab email list. (Even if you are not interested in the worksheet, I’d love for you to sign up for the email list. There will be a Simple Giving newsletter created in the future!)
Each Friday, the another jennifer blog shares stories of those who incorporate philanthropy into their everyday lives – personally and professionally – in a creative and unique way. If you have a story you’d like to share, please contact Jennifer. Read past stories here.
Ilene says
April 17, 2015 at 12:59 pmSigned up and excited to read the download about how to make giving part of my business model. And I didn’t know your book was available on presale! Guess who’s buying it today??????
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anotherjennifer says
April 17, 2015 at 3:12 pmIlene, I sort of figured it out by accident! My editor sent me some links and said it would be out on 10/27/15. I was surprised to see it listed already! I’m not even sure the cover is final. 🙂 Exciting stuff though. Thank you for your support! xoxoxo
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Ilene says
April 17, 2015 at 3:16 pmJust pre ordered for my Kindle. And I love the cover. You rock lady!
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anotherjennifer says
April 17, 2015 at 3:37 pmYou are the best! Love you!
Bev says
April 17, 2015 at 1:19 pmJen, this is awesome! I don’t know if the other e-mail list of yours I’m on is the same one as this, but I signed up just in case. And I tweeted and pinned this. As you know it was important to incorporate an element of giving in my business. The beauty of owning your own business is you have the ability to make this a part of your business model. I can’t wait to check out the worksheet and read your book. (And I completely understand not wanting to talk too much about it, that’s exactly how I felt about sharing my digital product which I actually still have yet to write!)
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anotherjennifer says
April 17, 2015 at 3:39 pmIt’s a different list. Thanks, Bev! You do a great job incorporating giving into your business, as does Ilene. Hopefully the book will give you even more ideas (and lots of resources)!
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Chris Carter says
April 17, 2015 at 2:43 pmWOOHOO!!!! I am just so so so proud of you Jennifer!! This book is going to be AMAZING. What an incredible resource for everyone! Your such an inspiration to me, Jen! I can’t WAIT to get the book!
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anotherjennifer says
April 17, 2015 at 3:40 pmThank you, Chris! I so appreciate your support. We need to catch up soon!
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