Live to Love
Lessons From the Work
Start with what would help the person in front of you. These lessons connect practical decisions about giving, consent and follow-through to the projects and standards behind Josh’s work.
Start with the person
Helping someone experiencing homelessness
Chuck’s housing and mobility record illustrates why support needs to adapt to the person’s circumstances. See the documented record →
Offering help without embarrassment
Keegan and Natasha’s documented transportation need shows the value of asking what would actually help. See the documented record →
Protecting the person behind the story
The Trust & Care standards connect the lesson to the consent and privacy rules that govern this work. See the documented record →
Verifying the need first
Katie’s documented burial and car-repair support shows why a fundraiser needs a specific, grounded account of the need. See the documented record →
Make the help practical
Supporting a small business
The United by R&S Jewelry case study shows how storefront skills and time can help a business. See the documented record →
Giving time, skills, or practical help
The website and publishing support case studies document contributions made through technical skills and time. See the documented record →
Organizing practical support
James and Chelsie’s record connects the initial housing need with the fundraiser, home closing, and later follow-up. See the documented record →
Connecting attention to practical action
Steven Mills’s donor-search record illustrates how a story can direct readers to a specific next step. See the documented record →
Follow through
Following up with donors
The follow-up archive shows how published updates distinguish the initial request from later, documented outcomes. See the documented record →