Joseph Foote

Contributing Editor, National Center for Family Philanthropy

Joseph Foote served for many years as a Contributing Editor of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, writes about public policy and philanthropy from his home on Cape Cod. His clients have included Presidential and Congressional studies, large grantmakers, and philanthropic organizations. He has written for the Council on Foundations, The Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, and Independent Sector, among others. He is a graduate of Williams College and the Harvard Law School.

Contributions

A Place at the Table: Non-Family Membership on the Family Foundation Board

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dorna L. Allen, Joseph Foote

Family giving comes from a common cause, a shared vision, a particular need for giving back a portion of life’s gifts. Family members can focus on shared personal interests and can shape the architecture of their giving by expressing and validating shared family experience. Foundation board service can be the means by which family members find a new and worthwhile… Read More

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