“Jumping the Picket Fence” speaks to following our inner voices and channeling our desires to connect with humanity. The book outlines the early building blocks for GoPhilanthropic Travel and GoPhilanthropic Foundation.

Co-Founded by Lydia Dean alongside Linda DeWolf and Tracey Morrell, GoPhilanthropic Foundation was a US-based organization made up of a community of  “everyday philanthropists” who provided funding and networking support for 40+ local programs in Central America, Asia, and Africa. GoPhilanthropic’s mission was to strengthen the impact of courageous people quietly accomplishing great things.

After 14 amazing years raisong over 5 millions dollars in funding, GoPhilanthropic Foundation closed its doors at the end of 2024.  The way in which the foundation carefully supported its network of community-led partners working at the grassroots will forever remain a legacy.

GoPhilanthropic offered support to community-based change-makers who were confronting some of the biggest global issues of our time — human trafficking, child labor, early marriage, and gender inequity. “We helped great people and programs do more of what they are already doing for themselves and their communities.”