Balancing Individual and Family Interests in Collective Giving: Question and Answer with the Authors

Researchers from Lansberg Gersick Advisors hypothesized that families’ abilities to work together effectively in their philanthropy is dependent not only on the way they design their collective family foundation, but also in how they structure the philanthropic activities outside of it. From 2018–2022, they conducted surveys and interviews and found that as families evolve, they face common dilemmas regarding their philanthropy—most critically, the choices they make about balancing the individual philanthropic priorities of their members with a collective family philanthropic endeavor.

Following the release of the report the authors answered the many questions which came in from the family philanthropy field. View the questions and answers below.

Note: You can find full details about the report here.