The Generosity Factor: Discover the Joy of Giving Your Time, Talent, and Treasure

133 Pages·2002·0.52 MB·English

by  Ken Blanchard

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G e n e r o s i t y
Fac t o ®
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Discover the Joy of Giving
Your Time, Talent, and Treasure
Ken Blanchard
Coauthor of The One Minute Manager®
a n d
S. Truett Cathy
founder of Chick-Fil-A®
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t h e
G e n e r o s i t y
Fa c t o ®
™
D i s c o v e r t h e J oy o f G i v i n g
Yo u r Ti m e , Ta l e n t, a n d Tr e a s u r e
Ken Blanchard
Coauthor of The One Minute Manager®
a n d
S. Truett Cathy
founder of Chick-Fil-A®
ZONDERVAN
The Generosity Factor
Copyright © 2002 by Blanchard Family Partnership and STC Literary, LLC.
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Blanchard, Kenneth H.
The generosity factor : discover the joy of giving your time, talent, and trea-
sure / Ken Blanchard and S. Truett Cathy.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-310-24660-2 (Hardcover)
1. Corporations — Charitable contributions — Fiction. 2. Gifts — Moral and
ethical aspects — Fiction. 3. Generosity — Fiction. I. Cathy, S. Truett. II. Title.
PS3552. L365134 G46 2002
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To those with needs physical, financial, emotional,
and spiritual and to those who help meet them.
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Contents
Introduction: The Contradiction / 9
I The Broker / 13
2 The Driver / 20
3 The Executive / 24
4 The Column / 30
5 Anticipation / 38
6 The Open Door / 41
7 The Seeds of Significance / 43
8 The Rights of Ownership / 47
9 Finding Opportunities / 54
I0 The Next Step / 62
II Home and Heart / 73
I2 The Inventory / 80
I3 Gratitude / 84
I4 The Return / 94
I5 A New Revelation / 98
I6 Putting It All Together / 104
I7 The Future Story / 116
Acknowledgments / 121
About the Authors / 123
About the Publisher / 130
Share Your Thoughts / 131
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