Why Investing in Media is Critical to Successful Advocacy
Three experts explain why, and how, funders should integrate smart communications into their broader advocacy strategies to maximize results. Read More
Igniting the Spark: Lumpkin Family Foundation
June 22, 2016 | Youth Philanthropy Connect
The Lumpkin Family Foundation is located in Mattoon, Illinois, with family geographically dispersed. The foundation supports people pursuing innovation and long-lasting improvements in the environment, health, education, and community access to the arts in its home of Clara County. This next gen case study describes their history of youth engagement, and the strategies they have used to engage youth connected Read More
Igniting the Spark: The Tarsadia Foundation
June 22, 2016 | Youth Philanthropy Connect
The Tarsadia Foundation is located in Newport Beach, California. The foundation supports non-profit organizations with programs and projects that provide educational opportunities for the underserved, support health and well-being of the community, and assist to employ the employable through economic empowerment. This next gen case study describes their history of youth engagement, and the strategies they have used to engage Read More
Igniting the Spark: Dekko Family Foundation
June 22, 2016 | Youth Philanthropy Connect
The Dekko Family Foundation is located in Kendallville, Indiana. The idea for Youth Pods started in the 1990s, when a staff member went to a family philanthropy conference and learned about youth philanthropy initiatives. With no Dekko family members at the right age, the Dekko Foundation looked to the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council model to develop youth philanthropy Read More
Igniting the Spark: Moniker Foundation
June 22, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Three years ago, the Moniker Foundation came to a dramatic juncture in their organizational lifecycle and purpose. Read More
Making Big Bets for Big Results
Bridgespan research reveals that 80% of the biggest donors aim for dramatic social change with their giving, yet only 20% of the biggest gifts (for research purposes, identified at $10M or above) over the past decade plus have gone to such causes. The Bridgespan Group identified a number of barriers and stories of how some donors were getting beyond them Read More
5 Questions to Help You Align Your Giving Values and Practices
June 1, 2016 | Virginia M. Esposito
Today, the practice of philanthropy is under continuous review – and not just by our critics or those who look suspiciously at big endowments. Those who want the very best for our field and the greatest impact for our work are also looking beyond why we give to examine the how. Read More
To Make a Difference, Family Philanthropy Must Take More Risks
May 24, 2016 | Katherine Lorenz
Many of us in family philanthropy are driven by a grand vision of a better world. We are motivated by bold ideas, and finding ways to use our philanthropy to make a difference and leave a lasting impact. And, at the same time, we are too often hamstrung by a fear of failure. Read More
Even with Complex Histories, Families Have an Opportunity to Advance Equity
May 3, 2016 | David Neal
Racial diversity and inclusion have been central to the grant making strategy at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation for decades. In more recent years, the Foundation has deepened its engagement with racial equity. For David L. Neal, a family member and trustee at the Winston-Salem, N.C., family foundation, this focus on equity has been a high priority. Not long ago, however, as he was researching his family’s — and the foundation’s — history, he discovered that its legacy is more complicated than he had once thought. Read More
How do we ensure that the family will not lose “control” of the foundation over time?
May 3, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
There are a variety of strategies that family foundations around the country have used to retain control while engaging non-family board members in their work. These strategies may be used alone or in combination, and may include the following: Strategy 1: Create term limits for current board members. A technique used by many family foundations, term limits can be a Read More
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