The next time you read about the “donor crisis” in America, I want you to think about Carol Horner.
A major donor to many causes in her community of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Carol lives a philanthropic life. She describes herself as a fundraiser, donor, and volunteer. She serves on boards, gives money, organizes fundraisers, and shows up in so many ways to serve the people in her community and the nonprofits that support them.
A catalyst to this activity happened 20 years ago when she joined her local Rotary Club.
A consultant, Carol founded her company, Synchronicity, with a focus on leadership development. Later, she wrote the book Spiral of Accountability, providing a model to help people work better together.
A civic and business club, Rotary is a great place to network for business. But what has kept Carol going back for 20 years are the opportunities to participate in philanthropy locally and globally.
Carol tells some fabulous stories about experiencing the power of philanthropy and witnessing its impact first-hand in the lives of people in her community that she knows personally.
Her story is an inspiring example of how professional skills and personal passions are being leveraged for the greater good every day across America and the globe.
As we seek to identify major gift prospects and sort and rate our donors, Carol’s lifestyle is a very real reminder of how dollars are a small part of what it means to give — as well as how those dollars scale when people come together in civic groups like Rotary.
- Connect with Carol: LinkedIn | Spiral of Accountability book | Synchronicity Website
- Connect with Rotary: Rotary International | Rotary of Council Bluffs Noon | The Rotary Foundation