Meeting the Moment Part Two: Effective Communication and Building Consensus through Change

Listening well and communicating effectively are vital to understanding and implementing lasting changes in your family philanthropy. During this session, we will be exploring the journey of listening to stakeholders and peers, building consensus internally, and tracking the effect and impact of these changes all while maintaining strong relationships and navigating family dynamics.

Join us to learn from family philanthropies who have put these processes into action. We will hear from the Seabury Foundation who will be describing how they used stakeholder feedback to implement a new 10-year grant strategy. We’ll also hear from the Footprint Foundation who are currently engaging in a community-based model for funding decisions.

We’ll be asking questions such as: Who was involved in the decision-making and what was that process like? How are changes being implemented and evaluated? And, perhaps most importantly, what are you learning along the way?

Resources: Governance Primer, Assessment and Learning Primer

This webinar is part of the Meeting the Moment series within the Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar programming. Join us for part one on August 13, Meeting the Moment Part One: Philanthropic Vehicles to Fund Democracy, and part three on October 8, Meeting the Moment Part Three: Trust-Based and Participatory Practices.

About this Series

The monthly Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar series provides guidance on the core principles of effective family philanthropy—from motivations and values to governance, grantmaking, and succession. The series equips giving families with the latest information on evergreen topics in the donor lifecycle through practical takeaways and diverse family stories that illustrate important practices. Designed for seasoned practitioners and newcomers alike, the series is available to our Network Members and Network Partners.

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