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Generations of Giving: Chapter 3 – Choices and Challenges for the Controlling Trustee Foundation

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Deanne Stone, Howard Muson, Katherine Grady, Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D., Michele Desjardins

This is Chapter 3 of Generations of Giving: Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations, the landmark 2006 study by a team of researchers led by Kelin Gersick and co-published by the National Center for Family Philanthropy. This chapter features an introduction to the controlling trustee foundation, and a look at the giving motivations and perspectives of founders and donors. The… Read More

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Generations of Giving: Chapter 2 – Family Philanthropy in North America

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Deanne Stone, Howard Muson, Katherine Grady, Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D., Michele Desjardins

This is Chapter 2 of Generations of Giving: Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations, the landmark 2006 study by a team of researchers led by Kelin Gersick and co-published by the National Center for Family Philanthropy. This Chapter features a look at the history of early family philanthropy in America, including the role of tax policy in creating the Charitable… Read More

Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Yourself For Effective Grant Making

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Jan Jaffe, William Ryan

Like the foundations they work for and the nonprofits they fund, most grant makers believe that good grant making requires effective strategy. When it comes to their own way of working, however, many have neither an explicit strategy for effectiveness nor any support for developing one… Read More

10 common errors to avoid in completing a private foundation’s form 990-PF

Posted on April 13, 2004 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

This checklist, intended for all audiences, highlights the most common errors that foundations make when filling out the Form 990 that could cast legitimate activity in a bad light, e.g., not filling out the entire form, not attaching appropriate schedules, or documenting administrative expenses incorrectly… Read More

Internship position description (Merck Family Fund)

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Merck Family Fund

This statement on Internship Opportunities at the Massachusetts-based Merck Family Fund describes the skills and interests required for the position and the goal of the Fund’s internship program… Read More

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices (Executive Summary)

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

If I has understood how vibrant the field of philanthropy was and how intellectually stimulating the challenges were, I would've gotten engaged earlier… Read More

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

California, the country's most populous state and the world's fifth largest economy, has long been considered a bellwether state for national economic and social trends, and this leadership is nowhere more apparent than in the recent, dramatic growth of family philanthropy… Read More

Check this: A compliance checklist for private foundations

Posted on September 24, 2002 by Jane Nober

This list is a helpful tool for family foundation boards seeking to assess whether their foundation is operating in accordance with the relevant legal requirements and whether any modifications to foundation legal documents or procedures are necessary… Read More

Generations of Giving: Chapter 3 – Choices and Challenges for the Controlling Trustee Foundation

Staffing and board-staff relationships

Generations of Giving: Chapter 3 – Choices and Challenges for the Controlling Trustee Foundation

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Deanne Stone, Howard Muson, Katherine Grady, Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D., Michele Desjardins

Generations of Giving: Chapter 2 – Family Philanthropy in North America

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Deanne Stone, Howard Muson, Katherine Grady, Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D., Michele Desjardins

Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Yourself For Effective Grant Making

Posted on May 1, 2005 by Jan Jaffe, William Ryan

10 common errors to avoid in completing a private foundation’s form 990-PF

Posted on April 13, 2004 by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Internship position description (Merck Family Fund)

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Merck Family Fund

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices (Executive Summary)

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee

Check this: A compliance checklist for private foundations

Posted on September 24, 2002 by Jane Nober

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