Philanthropic Purpose

As a service to new and emerging donors, NCFP is pleased to offer the complete edition of Splendid Legacy 2: Creating and Re-Creating Your Family Foundation in PDF format. To download individual chapters, please see the list and links below.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.