Engaging Stakeholders for Better Grantmaking
We hear more and more these days about working with grantees as partners. But how is that really done? And does it truly make the work of your foundation more effective? Read More
Multi-Generational Philanthropy: Supporting the Next Generation
August 14, 2008 | Nathan Dungan
Building on his previous seminar on raising socially conscious, financially savvy children amid the mixed signals of consumer culture, Dungan takes the next step of discussing how families then go about teaching the skills that will help young people become successful philanthropists. Read More
Passing the Baton: Generations Sharing Leadership
July 10, 2008 | Alice Buhl
Today's family foundation field has many well-prepared next generation members and a whole generation of longer living, active senior members. And while the field has been resourceful in promoting next-generation involvement, it has done little to address succession issues for the senior generation or to consider options for shared, multi-generational leadership. Read More
Family foundations and advocacy: Making your grant dollars go further
June 12, 2008 | Abby Levine
Abby Levine reviews the various activities that constitute advocacy and describes why foundation support for advocacy is so important. She explains the legal rules governing such activity, outlining the types of activities family foundations may legally fund and those they may do themselves. Read More
Shaping a Legacy Plan and Working with Your Advisors to Achieve It
May 15, 2008 | Tracy Gary
Families who think thoughtfully about what they want to achieve with their wealth - either through their foundation, their personal giving or both - and who communicate that clearly to their advisors, will have more success in seeing their legacy fulfilled. Unless you develop a plan and share your vision, your financial advisors may advise you to follow a conservative giving plan that doesn't take into account your capacity to give or desire to go beyond just preserving wealth. Read More
The many hats of non-family staff members
April 10, 2008 | Gary A. Tobin, Joanne Florino
Staff members who work with family foundations and donor-advised funds are often called to play many roles including grants advisor, family mediator, management consultant, sibling go-between, psychologist, and jack of all trades. Read More
Challenges of Board Leadership: What Now and Why?
March 13, 2008 | Ken Gladish
Good board leadership in the foundation field has become increasingly complex and challenging. It has also become more important than ever. And, in family foundations, trustees and directors are faced with a special set of conditions and circumstances that make their work even more "interesting." Read More
Strategic Focus for Family Foundations
February 14, 2008 | Valerie Jacobs Hapke, Ashley Blanchard
Ashley Blanchard presents how family foundations can transition from a giving approach based on trustees' disparate interests, to a more focused and strategic approach based on common values and interests. Focusing on her own experience as a family foundation trustee, as well as the experience of other giving families that have made a transition to more strategic grantmaking... Read More
The Lawyer is In: Legal Issues for Family Foundations
January 10, 2008 | Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz discusses important legal issues for family grantmakers, including grants to non-charities, scholarships, supporting organizations, the use of fiscal agents, and international grantmaking. Read More
Understanding the Impact of Family Grantmaking
December 13, 2007 | Janice Molnar, Robin Platts
Very little research exists on assessing the impact of family grants, although it is of great interest to today's family donors. Read More
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