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Why Friends Sometimes Resist Your Charitable Commitments

I volunteer at a food bank twice a week but my friends think I am trying to prove something and their jokes about my do-gooder complex really hurt.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generous acts can inadvertently threaten social bonds when others interpret our giving as judgment of their choices rather than expression of our values.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Philanthropy — giving as legacy strategy?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.