Family Foundation Bylaws
Sample bylaws for a family foundation. Read More
Trustee orientation guidelines (Hill-Snowdon Foundation)
August 4, 2011 | Hill-Snowdon Foundation
Outlines the orientation process for new trustees of the Hill-Snowdon Foundation. Includes the board membership responsibility requirements and the process by which a full Board grants a Probationary Trustee full rights. Read More
Sixth generation programs (Lumpkin Family Foundation)
July 6, 2011 | Lumpkin Family Foundation
Provides a chart of the Lumpkin Family Foundation’s programming by generation along with descriptions of each program. Read More
Next generation individual outreach plan (Lumpkin Family Foundation)
July 3, 2011 | Lumpkin Family Foundation
This worksheet from the Lumpkin Family Foundation of Illinois provides year-by-year tips and examples of strategies for engaging next generation members from birth until the age of 21. Read More
Foundation Bylaws (Durfee Foundation)
June 6, 2011 | The Durfee Foundation
The Durfee Foundation’s bylaws. Read More
Measuring What Counts: Meaningful Evaluation for Family Foundations
April 4, 2011 | Anne Mackinnon
Family foundations are in business to make a difference. As one family foundation leader put it, creating a family foundation is a “powerful statement about wanting to achieve impact.” Yet family foundations often get painted unfairly as not having impact, perhaps because they aren’t always very good at understanding or describing the impact they have, even to themselves. Read More
Travel and entertainment policy and reimbursement form (Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation)
January 4, 2011 | Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Shows travel and entertainment policies and and reimbursement procedures including expense guidelines, expense report preparation, and reimbursement. Read More
The David and Lucile Packard foundation commitment to inclusiveness and diversity
January 2, 2011 | David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Outlines The Packard Foundation’s promise of inclusiveness and diversity and includes the composition of the foundation’s board and staff. Read More
Conflict of interest statement (Andrus Family Philanthropy program)
January 2, 2011 | Andrus Family Philanthropy Program
The Andrus Family Fund’s conflict of interest statement provides the foundation’s definition of conflict, discusses possible conflicts and describes procedures to handle potential conflicts. Read More
The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family in Philanthropy
September 24, 2010 | Virginia M. Esposito
Little is known about the value private family philanthropy represents in our society and the essential role it plays in our democracy. This special report, developed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of NCFP, provides an overview of the value of family involvement in philanthropy. Read More
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