Philanthropic Purpose
Dig into your motivations, values, principles, and priorities and understand how your philanthropic purpose can serve as your North Star.
This primer will help you and your family to understand the core values and principles which drive you to give. It includes worksheets to help you apply the concepts to your work as well as a playbook that you can create with your family to codify decisions and plan your course of action.
Understanding why you want to give is critical for meaningful and effective philanthropy. Why you give matters as much, if not more, than what you give. Your why enlivens, inspires, and informs your philanthropy, infusing every action and decision with purpose. It makes what you do matter—for yourself, your family, and the communities and causes you support. Use this primer to help define the why of your philanthropy, including your motivations, values, principles, priorities, and giving style.
The Family Giving Lifecycle primers are available to NCFP members only.
