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Ethics in Family Philanthropy: Putting Shared Values to Work
January 15, 2005 | Sarah Trzepacz
There are times when philanthropy is in the news for all the wrong reasons: stories of scandal and abuse garnering as much attention, if not more, than tales of valuable philanthropic contributions. Despite unfavorable press coverage and eroding public confidence in the nonprofit sector, things are not as dismal as they may seem. In most situations, the emphasis continues to Read More
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5 Ways to Harness the Holiday Spirit for Use Year-Round
December 15, 2004 | Sarah Trzepacz
Each year as the holiday season approaches, life’s pace seems to quicken exponentially, hurtling us faster and faster through last-chance buying sprees to office parties, gift exchanges, and family meals to feed a cast of thousands. But even with so many things to do, people to see, and memories to make, many families still find the time to stop and Read More
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Holiday Traditions
December 15, 2004 | Virginia M. Esposito
Many family foundations and funds have chosen to hold their annual meetings during the Thanksgiving weekend. It is a time when family is together and it makes sense for so many geographically dispersed families to add their philanthropic business to the shared celebration of giving thanks. What goes better than turkey and stuffing if not gratitude and generosity? I get Read More
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Family Philanthropy in Community Foundations
November 15, 2004 | Sarah Trzepacz
Community involvement and support for local institutions have always been at the heart of family philanthropy. Many families feel a strong emotional and genealogical pull from their home states, cities, or towns long after economic ties have grown weak or been severed altogether. Perhaps the family business has been relocated to a larger city to take advantage of a better Read More
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Faith and Family Philanthropy: the Power of Giving to Improve and Strengthen Communities
October 15, 2004 | Sarah Trzepacz
Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong.  —Zoroaster And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity —I Corinthians We. . .have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us, their children. It Read More
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Accountability to Our Common Tradition
October 15, 2004 | Kevin Laskowski
Stewardship is a term that is healthily disciplining, but it is also too passive: it does remind us of the specific trusts we have accepted, but it does not suggest the creative roles we inescapably play. We are stewards not merely of money, but of a tradition–a tradition [that] is still evolving. And that makes us accountable not only for Read More
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The 990-PF in a Nutshell: What You Need to Know
August 15, 2004 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
What is the 990-PF and who needs to fill one out? The 990-PF is the tax return used for all private foundations filing under tax-exempt status, which inventories all of a foundation’s assets, investments, revenue, expenses, and charitable disbursements throughout the fiscal year. It also lists foundation officers, trustees, and the number of staff, itemizes its grants, and gives information Read More
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Top Ten Trends in Family Philanthropy
July 15, 2004 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
This month’s Family Giving News is devoted to a brief look at the top ten trends in family philanthropy, about which the National Center will be releasing a new Passages issue paper this fall.   Trend 1: Rising Number of Families Participating in Philanthropy Consider that between 1990 and 2002 the number of active grantmaking foundations doubled from approximately 32,400 to more than 64,800 Read More
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Effective Family Grantmaking in Times of Economic Uncertainty
May 15, 2004 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
By its very nature, family philanthropy tends to be a long-term endeavor. Family philanthropies that seek to effectively serve through the generations need to be flexible, resourceful, and resilient. In uncertain economic times, families must employ a variety of strategies to reinvent themselves and to help their grantees to do the same. What strategies can family grantmakers use to weather Read More

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