Creating Opportunities for Family Involvement Outside of Board Service
Posted on October 27, 2004 by Deanne Stone
List of options for involving family members who may not be able to serve on the foundation board… Read More
Engaging young adults and the next generation
Families In Flux: Guidelines for Participation in Your Family’s Philanthropy
Posted on October 4, 2004 by Deanne Stone
Family members marry, divorce, remarry, form domestic partnerships and, in many cases, move far away from the family home. With families growing ever more complex, varied, and far-flung, foundations and donor-advised funds need clear guidelines regarding who participates in their philanthropy and in what roles. This Passages report addresses changing family composition and circumstances and how philanthropic families may deal… Read More
Growing to Give: Instilling Philanthropic Values in Teens and Preteens
Posted on June 28, 2004 by Darlene Siska
The teenage years can be the most tumultuous ones—particularly for parents! Parents may want their children to become charitable for any number of reasons: to prepare them to take formal leadership one day of the family’s foundation or other giving vehicle; to participate in philanthropy as a family activity; or to develop charitable natures as an antidote to the possibility… Read More
Leave of absence policy (Roy A. Hunt Foundation)
Posted on December 22, 2003 by Roy A. Hunt Foundation
The purpose of this policy is to provide direction on the practical aspects of implementing a leave of absence, e.g., how a leave of absence is defined, what the expectations are of a temporary successor, the kinds of foundation activities in which temporary successors would participate, how grants are handled when there is no temporary successor… Read More
Policy on reimbursement for attendance at foundation events by children (Nord Family Foundation)
Posted on November 4, 2003 by Nord Family Foundation
This document from The Nord Family Foundation describes the family policy of encouraging full family participation in meetings, retreats, and conferences sponsored or supported by the foundation… Read More
Principles and goals for family participation (Andrus Family Fund)
Posted on November 4, 2003 by Andrus Family Philanthropy Program
This statement documents the goals and context for family participation within the Andrus Family Philanthropy Program… Read More
Matching gift program (Nord Family Foundation)
Posted on October 30, 2003 by Nord Family Foundation
This statement describes the Ohio-based Nord Family Foundation's matching gift program for family members, trustees, and staff… Read More
Forming An Adjunct Or Associates Board: Questions To Consider
Posted on October 29, 2003 by National Center for Family Philanthropy
This list of questions is designed to help decide whether or not to form an associate, adjunct, or next generation board… Read More
Successful Succession: Inspiring and Preparing New Generations of Charitable Leaders
Posted on April 4, 2003 by Virginia M. Esposito
This Passages issue paper describes why, when, and how your family foundation’s board can prepare the next generation for charitable service. These practical and proven strategies will be of interest to any family thinking about or going through a succession process… Read More
Opportunity of a Lifetime: Young Adults in Family Philanthropy
Posted on October 4, 2002 by Alison D. Goldberg
This Passages Issue Brief addresses one of the most important opportunities in family philanthropy – encouraging young adults to take part in the family’s giving process and to become philanthropic in their own right. What are the reasons that families involve young adults? And what can young adults themselves do to become more connected to the family’s philanthropy?… Read More