Philanthropic Purpose

Defining Your Motivations, Values, Principles, and Priorities

Why do you and your family want to give?

Your answers will illuminate your identity, passion, and desired legacy—and uncover your shared philanthropic purpose.

Woman planning family philanthropy

Policy Central: Sample Policies and Practices

NCFP's Policy Central includes sample policies and practices in the areas of governance, grantmaking, family dynamics, engaging the next generation, investments, management, and staffing. New samples are added frequently, and are here when you need them!

Money and Values

This content collection was curated to share some experience, tips, and tools to better support philanthropic families in their money journeys.

Family Stories and Interviewing Elders

This content collection was curated for you to discover a variety of techniques available for engaging with elders to document a family history that may be shared with generations to come.

Pride of Place

This Content Collection features NCFP's report providing the first-ever, in-depth look at place-based, multi-generational family giving, along with a variety of other resources and case studies on place-based family philanthropy.

Ginny Esposito

Best of “Ginny’s Blog”

Over the years, NCFP President Virginia Esposito has written on any and all topics related to family philanthropy, providing a vast array of wisdom and context for donors just getting started, for families moving to the critical “cousins generation,” and for those families looking to embrace the fifth (or later!) generation. Here we share a “best of” collection of Ginny’s

Faith and Family Philanthropy

This special Content Collection shares chapters from NCFP's Faith and Family Philanthropy Journal, including stories of families who have derived a core part of their purpose and passion from their faith.

Strategic Lifespan and Limited Life Foundations

This NCFP Content Collection is aimed at new donors considering what strategic lifespan will best work for their foundation, as well as existing foundations that have already set a closing date, or any family or board contemplating the question.