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In this article the author explores how philanthropy can have an important place in family governance (FG).
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The family foundation model provides a more formal structure for grantmaking, often adopted by families whose philanthropy is significant in scale and longevity
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There appears to be an ever-increasing trend for wealthy families to formulate family charters- essentially the ‘club rules’ by which the family operates.
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Most families give to charities but a strategic approach to this through family philanthropy can achieve much more than benefits to the causes chosen.
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Succession planning involves making choices that will affect future roles and relationships in a family. When the lives of family members are connected through various assets, like a business or...
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“The rich are different from you and me,” F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to have once told Ernest Hemmingway, to which he retorted: “Yes, they have more money”.
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Family businesss that seek to escape the lawfulness of ‘From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves’ will have to do things differently. They should stop focusing merely on estate planning; instead, they should...
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In Issue 7 of Philanthropy Impact Magazine we explore the questions and discussions surrounding philanthropy and succession planning. From the desires of Next Gen givers, time frames and establishing a...
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Philanthropy is often hardwired into the values that guide behavior and norms in families of wealth. For example in ‘Natural Philanthropists’, a report by UK Community Foundation and the Institute...