“If the institution of private philanthropy is a remarkable social invention, its availability to families is equally remarkable. Society has offered families what is in effect a permit to engage independently in matters otherwise thought to be the public’s business. Philanthropy becomes a legitimate and ennobling process, elevating the accident of kinship into the loftier realm of civic participation and responsibility. The often narrowing confines of individual giving open into the broadenin
“If the institution of private philanthropy is a remarkable social invention, its availability to families is equally remarkable. Society has offered families what is in effect a permit to engage independently in matters otherwise thought to be the public’s business. Philanthropy becomes a legitimate and ennobling process, elevating the accident of kinship into the loftier realm of civic participation and responsibility. The often narrowing confines of individual giving open into the broadening vistas of social concern.”
Paul Ylvisaker, Conscience and Community
Why Do Individuals and Families Give? Values
Traditions and Experiences
Mentors
Associations
Someone Asks!
Why do Donors Organize their Giving? Tax Advantages
Focus and Impact
Legacy
Involve Family and Others
Greater Opportunities to Collaborate
Set Aside funds for Future Giving
Making Philanthropic Choices:
What Do You Want to Accomplish? Choice of
Vehicle Social Investments
Mission
Program Priorities Financial
Investments Administration
and
Staffing Family Involvement Strategies Governance
Opportunities and Challenges:
Program Responsive Giving/Strategic Focus
Project or Operating support
Identifying Priorities: Donor Interests/
Community Need
Staying on Mission: Donor Pressures
Grantee/Applicant Relationships
Transparency and Accountability
Effectiveness and Impact
Renewal
“Building a foundation on the fragile relationships that characterize any family is a precarious enterprise, but the returns are worth the risk and all the tensions that go with it.”
Paul Ylvisaker
Opportunities and Challenges:
Family Involvement Dynamics
Managing the Interests of the Foundation and the Family
Leadership and Governance
Engaging Younger Generations
Encouraging Individual Giving and Volunteering
When to Involve Others
Dealing with Differences: Is what we share more important than what divides us?
Renewal
…there is something distinctive and precious about family foundations that suggests they should remain as they are: a unique opportunity for families to make and leave their mark on the society around them, to share with others the fortune they have enjoyed and the creative energies they so often possess.
Paul Ylvisaker, Conscience and Community
Virginia Esposito
National Center for Family Philanthropy
1818 N Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.293.3424
Fax: 202.293.3395
ncfp@ncfp.org
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