What's New at the Family Philanthropy Online
Knowledge Center?

Here's a sampling of the more than 40 new documents that have been added to the Knowledge Center this month:

Discussion Questions on the Issues of Geographic Dispersion  

This list of questions is designed to help boards and families consider how geographic dispersion affects their activities and grantmaking. Source: National Center for Family Philanthropy.

Checklist for Setting Policy on Eligibility for Service  

This list of questions is designed to help families consider who within the extended family will be eligible for service within the family philanthropy. Questions address issues such as spouse participation, divorce, and the involvement of non-family members. Source: National Center for Family Philanthropy.

Money Talk: Payout Rates, Executive Salaries, and Trustee Compensation

In response to the renewed congressional and media interest in foundations, John Healy, CEO and director of Atlantic Philanthropies, Paul Brest, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Robert Joss, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, co-sponsored a roundtable discussion among foundation executives along with the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Topics for discussion included: the furor over executive salaries, the pros and cons of trustee compensation, and the perpetuity versus spending down debate. Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review.

On the Issue of Trust

Philanthropy is private action in public space. In an increasingly political and media intensive world, what governance, what accountability, what transparency and what attitude is appropriate, expected, and right for charitable organizations and private foundations? Source: The Philanthropic Initiative  

Resolving Family Differences: Asking the Big Questions

In this interview, Charles Collier stresses the importance of asking big questions in families -- questions of happiness, goals, and the meaning of money. Asking these questions, particularly in the context of family meetings, can help families understand the non-monetary dimensions of their affluence. Includes tips on transferring assets and holding family meetings. Source: More than Money

Top Ten Trends in Family Philanthropy

This issue of Family Giving News presents the "Top Ten Trends in Family Philanthropy" collected by the National Center for Family Philanthropy. Key trends include the rising number of younger donors participating in philanthropy and calls for greater accountability and effectiveness within nonprofits and foundations. Source: National Center for Family Philanthropy.

 

 

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