Dwayne Ashley is the founder and CEO of Bridge Philanthropic Consulting, LLC, the nation's largest Black-owned full-service fundraising firm dedicated to communities of color. Under his leadership, the firm has expanded to public-sector community work and developed products for increasing awareness of philanthropy in communities of color. Ashley holds degrees from Wiley College and the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government. He is the coauthor of I'll Find a Way or Make One and author of Dream Internships! and 8 Winning Steps to Creating a Successful Special Event. He lives in New York City.
"""Celebrating all kinds of giving, making philanthropy an everyday activity, is what a life of good deeds is all about."" --Opal Lee, retired teacher, counselor, and activist known as the ""grandmother of Juneteenth"" ""The testimonials we read here show that good deeds are a lifestyle."" --Melba Wilson, Harlem-based restaurateur and owner of Melba's Restaurant, Food Network personality, president of the board of directors for the NYC Hospitality Alliance, and the author of Melba's American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My Heart to Your Kitchen ""We all need good deeds in our lives. This book shows that service is the greatest wealth we can transfer to others."" --Chris Rey, former youngest mayor of Spring Lake, North Carolina, 36th International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and president of Barber-Scotia College ""The generous souls who tell their stories in this book are an inspiration for all of us!"" --DeMarco Morgan, broadcast journalist at ABC News and co-anchor of GMA3: What You Need to Know with Eva Pilgrim"