The Friesen Family
A Christian family in the Fraser Valley. Comfortable, not wealthy. Faith is the centre of how they give, and they want their teenagers to grow into it.
Setup
First name: David Last name: Friesen
Partner / Spouse — Partner's name: Sarah Friesen Children — Do you have children? Yes (when Yes, enter each child)
Caleb Friesen, born June 11, 2007 Hannah Friesen, born January 23, 2010
Annual Giving Budget — Minimum: 20000 · Maximum: 25000 What brings you here today? (select all that apply)
☑ We want to be more intentional about our giving
☑ Want to involve our family in giving decisions
(Session is for: David Friesen)
How did you get involved with most of these organizations? (select all)
☑ Faith community ☑ Personal experience
Step 3 of 6 Values Discovery
Q1. People give for different reasons. Rank these in order of how strongly they drive your giving. (drag to rank)
Nurturing what I love
Caring for those in need
Changing how things work
Optional ("what draws you to philanthropy?"): "Giving is part of our faith. We were raised to tithe, and we want our kids to see generosity as normal, not exceptional."
Q2. What has shaped how you think about philanthropy? Pick any that resonate. (multi-select)
☑ My faith or spiritual life ☑ A community I'm part of ☑ My experiences of giving growing up
Optional (a moment or story): "We grew up with our parents always giving through the church.
Q4. A year from now, I want my giving to... (single select)
◉ Reflect my faith in a tangible way
Q5. ...and I want the experience of giving to feel... (single select)
◉ Shared with my family as something we do together
Q6. ...and I want to... (single select)
◉ Keep room for unexpected opportunities alongside my main commitments
Q7. Is there a group of people your giving is especially drawn to? (drag to rank)
Children and youth
My faith community
People experiencing poverty or homelessness
Q8. Where do you want your giving to make a difference? (drag to rank)
My city
A specific country or region
Canada
Q9. People's giving tends to focus on different stages of need. Pick the ones that resonate and rank them. (drag to rank)
Catching people when they fall
Helping people get stable
Q10. What kind of programs do you want your giving to support? (slider: Proven ↔ New and innovative) → Toward Proven and established
Q11. How do you want your gift to be used? (slider: Flexible funding ↔ Specific projects) → Slightly toward Flexible funding
Q12. Do you prefer to focus deeply on a few organizations or spread across many? (slider: Deep ↔ Wide) → Toward Deep
Q13. When you think about the impact of your giving, what timeframe feels right? (slider: Near-term ↔ Generational) → Middle, slightly toward Generational
Q14. How structured do you want your giving to be? (slider: Planned ↔ Spontaneous) → Toward Planned, with some room
Q15. What percentage of your annual giving do you want to keep flexible for the unexpected? (slider 0-50%, default 15%) → 15%
Q16. How do you want to relate to the organizations you support? Pick any that sound like you. (multi-select)
☑ I'd like to visit, volunteer, or connect directly with organizations I support ☑ I prefer making long-term commitments to organizations I believe in
Q17. Would you like additional questions about how your faith or spiritual life shapes your giving plan?
◉ Yes
Faith module (activated by Q17) Faith intro (no input — Continue)
The Christian tradition speaks to many areas of giving. Rank these. (drag to rank)
Compassion and mercy
Proclaiming and teaching
Justice and protection
Stewardship of creation
When choosing organizations to support, how important is it that they are faith-based? (slider: Very important, Christian ↔ Not a factor) → Toward Very important
How important is it that the programs you fund include an explicit Christian message in their work? (slider: Important ↔ Not important) → Middle, slightly toward Important
How does your church or faith community fit in your giving? (slider: Most of my giving ↔ One part of a broader picture) → Toward My church is where most of my giving goes
Where do you feel the most joy or sense of calling in your giving? (open text) "Sponsoring kids we can pray for by name, and giving through our church where we see the impact directly."
Family module
When you think about your child at their most generous, what stands out? (select as many as you like) — repeats per child Caleb (17):
☑ Has strong opinions about what's right and wrong ☑ Wants to help when someone is hurting ☑ Notices when someone is left out or treated unfairly
Hannah (14):
☑ Is connected to their faith community or church ☑ Is curious about people and places beyond their own community ☑ Shares easily and without being asked
How would you like your children to be part of your family's giving? (select any) (multi-select)
☑ Having a say in where some of the giving goes ☑ Learning about the organizations we support ☑ Volunteering or visiting organizations together as a family
What do you hope your children take away from being part of your family's giving? (select any) (multi-select)
☑ Connection to our family's values and faith ☑ That giving is a normal part of life, not something extra ☑ Confidence to be generous on their own someday
Crisis module Crisis intro
When a crisis happens, where are you most likely to want to help? (drag to rank)
My city or community
Anywhere in Canada
Wherever the need is greatest in the world
Disasters have phases. When do you most want your giving to show up? (slider: Immediate response ↔ Long-term recovery) → Middle, slightly toward Immediate response
Do you have organizations you already trust to respond well in a crisis? (single select)
◉ I have a few in mind but would want to do some research
Optional (list them): "Samaritan's Purse, and our church's relief fund."
Step 4 of 6 — Focus Areas
The app suggests areas based on everything above. Confirm or adjust, select up to 5, and rank Primary / Secondary. For the Friesens, choose:
Primary: Religion
Primary: Poverty Alleviation
Secondary: Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid
Secondary: Community Development
Final [Optional] Enrichment text area
A bit more about us that might help. We are a family of four in the Fraser Valley. David works in the trades and Sarah teaches part-time. Faith is genuinely the centre of how we live and give, not just a category we picked. Our tithe to Northview Community Church comes first every year, and everything else flows from there. On the kids, since we could only pick qualities as a group: Caleb (17) is the one with strong opinions about right and wrong, and he is quick to notice when someone is left out or treated unfairly. He gets fired up about justice. Hannah (14) is the tender one. She is deeply connected to her faith and curious about people and places far from home, and she shares without being asked. We would love the plan to give each of them a real role that fits who they are, maybe Caleb helping research an organization doing justice work, and Hannah staying close to the Compassion kids we sponsor since she writes most of the letters already. What we most want a year from now is for giving to be something we do together as a family, on purpose, in a way that reflects our faith, with our kids understanding why we give and not just that we do. We are open to one or two new organizations, but we are loyal people and we would rather go deep with a few we trust than spread ourselves thin.