Giving vehicles

How Families with Family Foundations Work with Community Foundations

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Ellen Remmer, Stephen Johnson

Remmer and Johnson present their own experiences and address more generally how this can be an effective partnership - from the perspectives of the family, the family foundation and the community foundation… Read More

Engaging a Philanthropic Family with Many Divergent Interests

Posted on March 8, 2007 by Steve Toben

Stephen Toben, President of the Flora Family Foundation of Menlo Park, California, discusses the role of staff in helping to create a truly meaningful giving experience for philanthropic families. … Read More

Breaking Ground: Considerations for Starting a New Family Philanthropy

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Curtis W. Meadows Jr.

This session will be helpful to both experienced philanthropists starting a new philanthropy and first-timers wondering where to begin, as well as to advisors struggling to give their clients a template for success in areas outside the legal and financial issues. … Read More

Maximizing Returns: Mission Related Investing

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Luther M. Ragin Jr., Sharon King

By divorcing grantmaking from investment strategies, many foundations use only a small portion of their fiscal power and influence in trying to make an impact for good… Read More

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