Family Philanthropy

Foundation Source has recently published a booklet entitled Engaging the Family in Your Philanthropy: Creative strategies and practical approaches to involving the next generation.

Here is the company’s description of the booklet:

Today’s landscape – even with its economic uncertainties – is providing the perfect opportunity for families and their advisors to talk about charitable giving. Private foundations continue as a powerful tool for wealth preservation and legacy building. The question then becomes: how can family members of all ages come together through philanthropy?

Engaging the Family in Your Philanthropy, just published by Foundation Source, shares what we have learned from our more than 750 clients about raising a philanthropic family. It talks about how a private family foundation can instill values and tradition; maintain family ties; deepen social consciousness; increase personal fulfillment; and develop skills, knowledge and awareness. The booklet also provides a blueprint for getting started and for engaging family across the generations. Whether you’re new to philanthropy or at it for some time, there are nuggets for everyone.