Topic: Governance - Page 41

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

Reimbursement policy for attendance at conferences by trustees and members (Nord Family Foundation)

Posted on November 4, 2003 by Nord Family Foundation

This policy from the Ohio-based Nord Family Foundation provides a detailed description of when and why the foundation will reimburse trustees for expenses incurred while attending philanthropic and grantmaking conferences… Read More

Process for selecting nonfamily trustees (Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation)

Posted on November 4, 2003 by Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

This statement describes the inclusiveness policy used by the North Carolina-based Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation for identifying and selecting qualified and interested nonfamily trustee candidates to serve on their board of directors… 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

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices (Executive Summary)

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

If I has understood how vibrant the field of philanthropy was and how intellectually stimulating the challenges were, I would've gotten engaged earlier… Read More

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

California, the country's most populous state and the world's fifth largest economy, has long been considered a bellwether state for national economic and social trends, and this leadership is nowhere more apparent than in the recent, dramatic growth of family philanthropy… Read More

Controversial grants policy (Roy A. Hunt Foundation)

Posted on July 19, 2003 by Roy A. Hunt Foundation

Harmonious agreement on grants is not always possible within a family foundation with diverse granting interests. Trustees sometimes struggle to develop strategies to guide the consideration process when points of view differ. This policy from the Roy A. Hunt Foundation provides a framework for managing “controversial grants” from the family board member perspective… Read More

Discretionary grant trustee application form (General Service Foundation)

Posted on June 3, 2003 by General Service Foundation

This form is used by the Colorado-based General Service Foundation to help manage requests and referrals from individual trustees for discretionary grants to be made by the foundation. … 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

Qualities of the Good Trustee

Posted on November 4, 2002 by John Nason

In ‘Foundation Trusteeship: Service in the Public Interest,’ John Nason revisited his exploration of the role of philanthropic governance that he began in his 1977 landmark book, ‘Trustees and the Future of Foundations.’ In his second volume, Nason offered a list of the ten qualities of a good trustee, provided here… Read More

Policy on reimbursement for attendance at foundation events by children (Nord Family Foundation)

Governance

Policy on reimbursement for attendance at foundation events by children (Nord Family Foundation)

Posted on November 4, 2003 by Nord Family Foundation

Reimbursement policy for attendance at conferences by trustees and members (Nord Family Foundation)

Posted on November 4, 2003 by Nord Family Foundation

Process for selecting nonfamily trustees (Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation)

Posted on November 4, 2003 by Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

Forming An Adjunct Or Associates Board: Questions To Consider

Posted on October 29, 2003 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices (Executive Summary)

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

Controversial grants policy (Roy A. Hunt Foundation)

Posted on July 19, 2003 by Roy A. Hunt Foundation

Discretionary grant trustee application form (General Service Foundation)

Posted on June 3, 2003 by General Service Foundation

Successful Succession: Inspiring and Preparing New Generations of Charitable Leaders

Posted on April 4, 2003 by Virginia M. Esposito

Qualities of the Good Trustee

Posted on November 4, 2002 by John Nason

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