More meaningful giving: a conversation with Alex Johnston

Alex Johnston is the president and founder of Building Impact Partners, a philanthropy advising practice that has helped its clients give away $1B over the past decade. A Certified High Performance Coach and author of Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy, he has worked with dozens of donors, philanthropy advisors, and social entrepreneurs at the intersection of philanthropy, personal development and systems change. In this conversation he explores how his own path of personal development has shaped his understanding of how deeply a donor’s inner journey can influence their giving experience.

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