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Giving While Living — the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetime to help others — is central to the work of a growing number of donors, including Atlantic Philanthropies’ founder Chuck Feeney, who has been a leading spokesperson in this movement to inspire individuals at varying levels of wealth to actively give their funds, skills and time during their lives, and receive enormous satisfaction in the process. This Content Collection offers a variety of perspectives on this topic, including the Conversations With Remarkable Givers series of video interviews with leading donors subscribing to the Giving While Living philosophy.
For additional perspectives and case studies on whether to operate indefinitely or limit the lifespan of your family’s foundation, see the Content Collection, Strategic Lifespan and Limited Life Foundations
Giving While Living: Making the Case
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Why the Raikes Foundation is Not a Perpetual Foundation
ArticleFinding Your Passion
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The 6 Motivations for Family Philanthropy
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Passion: Discovering Meaning in Your Philanthropy
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Find Your Passion: Information for Next Gen Donors
ToolConversations with Remarkable Givers
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Giving while living: Eli Broad
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Giving while living: Laura and John Arnold
Article![](https://www.ncfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Carrie-Avery-giving-while-living-caroline-avery-the-durfee-foundation-85x47.jpg)
Giving while living: Caroline Avery, The Durfee Foundation
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Giving while living – Steve Hilton and The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
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Giving while living: Wallis Annenberg and Leonard Aube
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Giving while living: Barbara and Pitt Hyde
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Giving while living: Jean and Steve Case
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Giving while living: Jennifer and Peter Buffett
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Giving while living: Emmett Carson, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Giving while living: Charles Bronfman
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Giving while living: Carolyn and Peter Lynch
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Giving while living: Melinda Gates
ArticleAtlantic Philanthropies
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Giving While Living: The Story of Atlantic Philanthropies
ReportNCFP Webinars
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Spending Up: A Discussion on Strategic Lifespan at the Quixote Foundation
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Straight from the Source: Working with a Living Donor
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