Sample Letter of Engagement for a Consultant
Posted on February 20, 1999 by National Center for Family Philanthropy
This is a sample letter of engagement for a consultant… Read More
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Sample executive director and administrator job descriptions
Posted on February 20, 1999 by National Center for Family Philanthropy
This is a sample job description for a director position… Read More
Grantmaking Programs
Posted on February 18, 1999 by Deanne Stone
With assets of $25 million, the Durfee Foundation currently allocates approximately$1 million a year in grants. The programs it supports reflect the personality and values of its founder, Stan Avery. Ironically, the grantrnaking philosophy and practices initiated by the second generation and fleshed out by the third generation capture Stan’s spirit in ways that his own grantrnaking never did. An… Read More
The Family Foundation
Posted on February 18, 1999 by Deanne Stone
The family foundation Stan and Dorothy Avery founded in 1960 was originally called the Avery Foundation and, in the early years, served as a pass-through foundation. After Dorothy Avery’s death in 1964, half of her stock in the Avery Corporation was given to the foundation. At the time, the one million shares of stock had a market value of about… Read More
R. Stanton Avery
Posted on February 18, 1999 by Deanne Stone
By all accounts, R. Stanton Avery was a gentle man. His family remembers him as down-to-earth, soft-spoken, a good listener, and unfailingly polite – traits not usually associated with the entrepreneurial personality. The inventor of the first commercially feasible self-adhesive label machine, Stan founded Avery International which, since merging with Dennison Manufacturing Company in 1990, is known as Avery Dennison… Read More
Family Foundation Staffing Models
Posted on October 28, 1997 by Alice Buhl, Judith K. Healey
Family foundations generally use a variation of four models in planning the management of their organization – the administrator, consultant, director, or family staff model (or some combination). All of these models are effective, depending on what is important to the family. This sidebar describes the strengths and possible disadvantages of each of these four management models… Read More
Not in the Family
Posted on June 4, 1995 by Deborah A. Brody
While families can't choose their relatives, they do choose non-family trustees. It's quite common for family foundations to have at least one board member who is not a family member. … Read More
Glue to Bind Generations
Posted on January 29, 1994 by Deanne Stone
Managing a private foundation can be an exciting and fulfilling experience- for the right families. … Read More
Who’s on the board? – What Constitutes Board Eligibility Among Changing Definitions of “Family”
Posted on August 4, 1993 by Deanne Stone
Like it or not, there is no longer a common definition of "family" for foundations to follow. In many family foundations, the issue of spouses' participation on the board never comes up. It is simply understood that anyone who marries into the family can be considered for board membership. But in other foundations, setting policy regarding spouses is a source of emotional turmoil that pits one family member against another."
Explore the definition of "family" and examine board eligibility regarding spouses and live-in partners in this article. … Read More