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Building a Solid Foundation for Your Family with Mission Statements

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Molly Stranahan, Patricia Angus

What are family mission statements and how do they differ from family foundation mission statements? How do families create these statements and what is a good process for creating one?… Read More

Seeding Family Tradition

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Lissa Widoff, Susan Turnbull

Donor legacy statements and ethical wills have joined bylaws, values statements and mission statements as important documents for describing a family’s philanthropic activities and dreams. … Read More

The Power of Mission Investing: One Family’s Story

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Lisa Hagerman, Richard Woo

As a mid-sized family foundation founded by the creator of the Russell 5000 index, the Russell Family Foundation in Gig Harbor, Washington offers a compelling portrait of the power of mission investing to achieve a funder. … Read More

The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family in Philanthropy

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Virginia M. Esposito

Little is known about the value private family philanthropy represents in our society and the essential role it plays in our democracy. This special report, developed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of NCFP, provides an overview of the value of family involvement in philanthropy… Read More

Children, Families, and Wealth – How Philanthropy Can Help

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Ariana Snowdon, Lana Volftsun

While there is often discussion about the role that the younger generation can play in a family’s philanthropy, less often discussed is the role of philanthropy in raising children amidst abundance. Many of the challenges of growing up wealthy can be eased through engaging the next generation in philanthropy… Read More

Choosing and Preparing Your Grantmaking Successors

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Mary Phillips

Family foundation donors and first generation boards should begin the continuity and succession discussion early in the foundation’s lifetime if perpetuity is the objective. In a succession plan, one trustee usually succeeds another. However, before succession can take place there should be continuity of governance where members of more than one generation are working together as peers. This Passages profiles… Read More

Who’s Up Next? Planning for Leadership Succession

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Lorre Polinger, Mary Phillips

Do you have a plan for who’s up next in your family’s philanthropy? Have you even decided who is included in the pool (spouses, step-children, significant others, nonfamily)? Will they be prepared—or even willing—to take on the job?… Read More

Family Boards: Why Can’t We Just All Get Along?

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Judith K. Healey

Every family has occasional disagreements when they engage in grantmaking together. How do you handle such common dilemmas as: family members who disagree on grantmaking, discretionary dollars or payouts; members who act out at board meetings or don’t do their share; a leader that’s not willing to step down; individuals who carry their family baggage or branch differences into the board room?… Read More

The Tow Foundation: Revamping the Juvenile Justice System Through Advocacy

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Kevin Laskowski

Today, the foundation’s staff members commit more than 50 percent of their time to advocacy and collaboration with public and private partners to improve the lives of children involved in or at risk of involvement in the Connecticut juvenile justice system. With support from the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, which the foundation co-founded in 2001, their strategic approach led to… Read More

Multi-Generational Philanthropy: Supporting the Next Generation

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Nathan Dungan

Building on his previous seminar on raising socially conscious, financially savvy children amid the mixed signals of consumer culture, Dungan takes the next step of discussing how families then go about teaching the skills that will help young people become successful philanthropists… Read More

Building a Solid Foundation for Your Family with Mission Statements

Next Generation

Building a Solid Foundation for Your Family with Mission Statements

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Molly Stranahan, Patricia Angus

Seeding Family Tradition

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Lissa Widoff, Susan Turnbull

The Power of Mission Investing: One Family’s Story

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Lisa Hagerman, Richard Woo

The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family in Philanthropy

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Virginia M. Esposito

Children, Families, and Wealth – How Philanthropy Can Help

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Ariana Snowdon, Lana Volftsun

Choosing and Preparing Your Grantmaking Successors

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Mary Phillips

Who’s Up Next? Planning for Leadership Succession

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Lorre Polinger, Mary Phillips

Family Boards: Why Can’t We Just All Get Along?

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Judith K. Healey

The Tow Foundation: Revamping the Juvenile Justice System Through Advocacy

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Kevin Laskowski

Multi-Generational Philanthropy: Supporting the Next Generation

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Nathan Dungan

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