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How do I set priorities as the new CEO of a family foundation?

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June 15, 2012

Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from the NCFP CEO Guide, Performance Review: The Complete Guide to Evaluating the Family Foundation…

Getting Started with CEO Performance Review: Now’s the Time

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June 15, 2012

Susan Crites Price

Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from NCFP’s CEO Guide, Performance Review: The Complete Guide to Evaluating the Family Foundation…

Ask NCFP: Can Private Foundations Serve as Fiscal Sponsors?

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October 15, 2011

Andras Kosaras

Editor’s note: The information in this article is not a substitute for expert legal, tax, or other professional advice. The information is…

How should our family foundation think about the use of site visits?

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September 13, 2011

Jason Born

Our board is trying to figure out how – and when – to use site visits in our grantmaking. How can we make sure these visits are useful both for our board and staff, and for the organizations we work with?

Family Giving and Fairness: 8 Lessons Learned

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June 15, 2011

Virginia M. Esposito

Many of the philanthropic families who call on me for help in doing their best possible work in the best possible way invariably reach a…

How do we ensure that the family will not lose “control” of the foundation over time?

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May 15, 2011

Our foundation has begun discussions to add nonfamily trustees to enhance and complement the skills and perspectives currently on our all…

Donor Legacy Statements, Values Statements, and Ethical Wills

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March 15, 2011

I work for a small family foundation as their non-family executive director. The foundation has been in existence for 25 years. In the near…

How to Manage Relationships with your legal, financial, and investment advisors

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September 15, 2010

Patricia Angus

How can we get an honest picture from our advisors about whether the strategies they are pursuing are the right ones? How do we know our…

Emeritus board members: Curse or blessing?

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August 15, 2010

Alice Buhl

Mom and Dad are aging but we want to keep them involved. Aunt Sally has been running the foundation forever but the other board members feel…

The Ansara Family Fund: Partnering Beyond Borders for Long-term Impact

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April 15, 2010

Jason Born

When Karen and Jim Ansara contacted the Boston Foundation on January 14, 2010 to talk about how their family’s donor-advised fund could best…

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