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Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground Amid Abundant Differences Feb 26, 2018 Originally appeared on the Giving Compass blog (Feb 22, 2018) At its best, family philanthropy represents all the good things about a particular family, and provides a meaningful opportunity for...

Are You Taking the Long View? Mar 20, 2014 Failing to plan is planning to fail. Undoubtedly you’ve heard that quote before and it’s certainly something that many foundations have in mind when thinking about the future. On the other hand, the...

Teaching philanthropy – yes, it works! Sep 19, 2013 I’ve always said that when it comes to influencing your children to be charitable, it’s not what you say, it’s what you do. Guess what, I was wrong. Hot off the presses, the latest Women Give 2013...

Strategic Family Philanthropy – an Oxymoron? Oct 23, 2012 I have a confession. I’m a prosetelyzer and I’m an evangelist…for strategic family philanthropy. I caught the bug when my own family discovered the joys of working together on our family foundation,...

Leadership, Legacy and Life Oct 27, 2010 I recently returned from my first L3 retreat and saw the middle of a sandwich. L3 is a new organization, standing for Leadership, Legacy and Life, whose members share a commitment to “ enjoy a life...

Highlighting the "Why?" of Donor Intent Aug 18, 2010 My father was an entrepreneur who in the 1980s created a small family foundation to which he named my three siblings and me the successor trustees. Although we knew about the foundation and he had...