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Balancing Individual and Family Interests in Collective Giving: Question and Answer with the Authors

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Wendy R. Ulaszek, Ph.D., Lansberg Gersick Advisors, Ashley Blanchard

Researchers from Lansberg Gersick Advisors hypothesized that families’ abilities to work together effectively in their philanthropy is dependent not only on the way they design their collective family foundation, but also in how they structure the philanthropic activities outside of it. From 2018–2022, they conducted surveys and interviews and found that as families evolve, they face common dilemmas regarding their… Read More

Finding the Right Advisor to Help Align Your Investments With Your Values

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Kate Simpson

Addressing the world’s most pressing issues will require harnessing the power of all investment capital—including the corpus of foundations. While allocating 5% (the minimum required by law) of your foundation’s resources to support its mission can result in powerful solutions and social change, imagine if the remaining 95% were invested to further your goals and objectives? Values-aligned investing, an umbrella… Read More

How can 21st century collaboration enable greater social impact?

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Debi Blizard, Zoe True

As philanthropists lean into global challenges like climate change and economic inequality, it is easy to see that no one person or organization can shift the tide on these issues by themselves. To move the needle on these complex problems we must understand how to work together better, both externally with our partners as well as internally across groups and… Read More

The Dawn of System Leadership

Posted on June 4, 2021

Complex social problems require a unique type of leader: the system leader, individuals who catalyze collective leadership. Co-authored by Peter Senge, Hal Hamilton, and John Kania, this article illustrates the core capabilities required for system leadership through the stories of successful practitioners. Top Takeaways System leaders are not singular heroic figures but those who facilitate the conditions within which others can make… Read More

Family Philanthropy’s New Era

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Family Office Exchange

The concept of “making an impact” is not new. Families of substantial wealth and philanthropy have long had an intertwined history. So it is no surprise that, when 2020’s tremors hit, families of exceptional wealth stepped up in ways not only addressing the pandemic but also tackling deeper societal issues. FOX Chief Operating Officer Glen W. Johnson talks with Jacqueline… Read More

How Philanthropy Can Support Systems-Change Leaders

Posted on January 14, 2021 by The Bridgespan Group

Success in solving complex social problems frequently hinges on the work of organizations that harmonize the action of myriad actors—often referred to as field catalysts, systems orchestrators, or coalitions. Yet philanthropy too often overlooks them, as they defy traditional due diligence criteria. Breaking through will require philanthropy to reboot how it engages with these pivotal entities as critical catalysts and… Read More

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