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The Giving Family: Involving Children in Your Family’s Philanthropy

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Susan Crites Price, Ginger Self, Sarah Kozmetsky Miller

Some of the topics covered include helping children develop a personal mission statement, teaching them about making grants, and ensuring they get the most out of their volunteer experiences… Read More

What’s Family Got to Do with It? the Value of Family in Family Philanthropy

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Virginia M. Esposito

What difference does it make that the people making crucial giving decisions are in some way related? What is it about family philanthropy that distinguishes it from other types of giving? Why involve family? How does a family effectively navigate the unique challenges while capitalizing on the special opportunities of family giving? … Read More

How Families with Family Foundations Work with Community Foundations

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Ellen Remmer, Stephen Johnson

Remmer and Johnson present their own experiences and address more generally how this can be an effective partnership - from the perspectives of the family, the family foundation and the community foundation… Read More

Engaging a Philanthropic Family with Many Divergent Interests

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Steve Toben

Stephen Toben, President of the Flora Family Foundation of Menlo Park, California, discusses the role of staff in helping to create a truly meaningful giving experience for philanthropic families. … Read More

What Donors Want

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee, Shirley Fredricks

With the creation of new family foundations, donor-advised funds, and supporting organizations still flourishing, many advisors to today’s donors (and often donors themselves) wonder, ‘What kind of information/ assistance/ inspiration/ support do new founding donors want these days?’ Advisors benefit from knowing what the concerns of new donors are, and new donors benefit from understanding what other donors are seeking… Read More

Family Business, Family Philanthropy: Strategies for Success

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Alice Buhl

The issues family philanthropies face are often eternal questions of legacy and succession, issues confronted for centuries by family-owned businesses… Read More

Breaking Ground: Considerations for Starting a New Family Philanthropy

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Curtis W. Meadows Jr.

This session will be helpful to both experienced philanthropists starting a new philanthropy and first-timers wondering where to begin, as well as to advisors struggling to give their clients a template for success in areas outside the legal and financial issues. … Read More

Sharing Values Effectively Across Generations

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Sharna Goldseker

Sometimes it can be tough to communicate values across generations even if the only thing that changes is the vocabulary. Although at heart we know that members of our family share values, defining and verbalizing a shared philosophy can take a special effort… Read More

Legacy Grant Making: What Granddad Would Have Wanted

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Virginia M. Esposito

In many situations, legacy grants are not directly the result of explicit donor intent -- there may have been no specific instructions from the founder to continue this funding… Read More

Maximizing Returns: Mission Related Investing

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Luther M. Ragin Jr., Sharon King

By divorcing grantmaking from investment strategies, many foundations use only a small portion of their fiscal power and influence in trying to make an impact for good… Read More

The Giving Family: Involving Children in Your Family’s Philanthropy

Getting Started

The Giving Family: Involving Children in Your Family’s Philanthropy

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Susan Crites Price, Ginger Self, Sarah Kozmetsky Miller

What’s Family Got to Do with It? the Value of Family in Family Philanthropy

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Virginia M. Esposito

How Families with Family Foundations Work with Community Foundations

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Ellen Remmer, Stephen Johnson

Engaging a Philanthropic Family with Many Divergent Interests

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Steve Toben

What Donors Want

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee, Shirley Fredricks

Family Business, Family Philanthropy: Strategies for Success

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Alice Buhl

Breaking Ground: Considerations for Starting a New Family Philanthropy

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Curtis W. Meadows Jr.

Sharing Values Effectively Across Generations

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Sharna Goldseker

Legacy Grant Making: What Granddad Would Have Wanted

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Virginia M. Esposito

Maximizing Returns: Mission Related Investing

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Luther M. Ragin Jr., Sharon King

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