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You Can't Hack Trust

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Yvonne Moore

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Alliance Magazine and is republished here with permission. Trust is the foundation on which…

Transparency Case Study: Barr Foundation

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Elaine Gast Fawcett

Editor’s Note: What choices do family foundations and funds have when it comes to transparency? And what approaches do other families take…

The Power of Shareholder Engagement

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Fran Teplitz

Most of us think first about the impact funds have when allocated for specific purposes like building a school or hospital, supporting job…

Family Funders: Always Important in Rural Communities

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Allen Smart

Family philanthropy has been present in rural America long before there was even the thought of a field of philanthropy. With a robustly developed body of work that is rural-specific and not just urban downsized, family funders now have the opportunity to support the kind of long-term systems change that we know is necessary for rural communities to spark and sustain.

Making Advocacy a Family Philanthropy Affair

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Ali Sirkus Brody Jennifer Wegbreit

Advocacy is an important tool for family philanthropists seeking to address mounting issues of inequality or for those who recognize that…