Giving Together: A Primer for Family Philanthropy
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
This primer is the latest addition to our series of publications to support family philanthropy. It is designed to be used in conjunction with TPI’s Giving Together: A Workbook for Family Philanthropy and can be a guide for answering the questions that are common to family giving experiences.
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Giving Together: A Workbook for Family Philanthropy
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
This workbook is the latest addition to our series of publications to support family philanthropy. It is designed to be used in conjunction with TPI’s Giving Together: A Primer for Family Philanthropy and can be a guide for answering the questions that are common to family giving experiences. Conveniently wire-bound, the new Workbook is only available for purchase in hard copy. The Workbook costs $25.00 and a set of the Primer and Workbook can be purchased for $30.00. TPI also offers training and private label options to community foundations who work with families.
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Raising Children with Philanthropic Values
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
Raising Children with Philanthropic Values, by Ellen Remmer, TPI President and CEO, provides practical guidance, perspective and action steps for parents who are seeking to encourage charitable attitudes and behavior in their children.
Global Giving, Making a World of Difference
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
This primer, written by Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow at TPI and Research Fellow to the Global Equity Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, describes through donors' stories the possibilities of global giving. For anyone who is interested in addressing issues beyond our borders, it offers a look at the new infrastructure that has emerged to promote and respond to donors' global interests and provides comprehensive information on the institutions that can help them get involved.
Making a Difference - Evaluating Your Philanthropy
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
This primer offers simple, pragmatic approaches to evaluation. Measuring the results of a charitable effort can be difficult. Whether donors choose an analytical approach or a more intuitive one, the most important goal is to learn from the giving experience.
Passion: Discovering the Meaning in Your Philanthropy
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
TPI President & CEO Ellen Remmer helps donors reflect on their strongest and deepest feelings and values, and to see how this connects to the satisfaction they experience through their giving with this primer.
The Strategic Corporate Citizen: Smart Philanthropy & Community Involvement
Published by The Philanthropic Initiative
The re-engineering of companies has had an impact on the focus of contributions and community involvement programs. Corporate leadership increasingly requires that the effects of philanthropic and community involvement add value to the bottom line. The emphasis is on an investment strategy that provides a measurable return to help meet business goals and corporate interests, as well as demonstrate a positive
impact on critical and relevant community needs and social issues. Thus, corporate
leaders are demanding increased accountability from those community and
charitable organizations receiving philanthropic support.