Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the conservative woman's guide. I'm your host, Karen Lips.

If you enjoy ideas that challenge you, stories that inspire you, and conversations that help you

navigate today's cultural landscape with confidence, you're in the right place.

Today, I'm joined by Peter Lipsett for an episode on philanthropy

and the important role it plays in America. Peter is the vice president of Donors Trust,

a donor advice fund provider committed to protecting our nation's constitutional liberties

and strengthening civil society through private institutions rather than with government

programs.

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Welcome, Peter.

Hey, Karen.

Always great to see you.

Yes, it's a nice, cold, icy day once again, but it's good to be inside.

Yes.

Well, Peter, what would you say to a young adult who says, I can't afford to give back?

So I'm going to push back on the whole premise a little bit.

So there's two pieces to it. So I'm one of these people who bristles a little bit at the idea of giving back. I feel like if you have earned the dollars, then they are yours to give. You have no obligation. And so if you want to be miserly and keep them, you can do that. I encourage giving. I think giving is great. So cut the back. You can't afford to give. Then there's the afford part. And I think we can all, similar to, you know, many of you probably listen to leadership podcasts that say it's not that you don't have time. It's how you choose to do years of time. Same thing with affording. So when I hear,

I can't afford to give back. What I really hear is I choose not to give. And if that makes you a little

uncomfortable, then it means you actually do want to be a giver. So you have to then start with that

premise. If you want to be a giver, then you have to find the way to

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