I must have spoken to at least 20 different families in the last year about the knotty question of philanthropic timeframes: do I give what I have while I’m here...
“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”.
I often refer to myself as a ‘First-Generation Inheritor’ and this is where continuity and succession become critical. I am truly fortunate and humbled to inherit our family’s true wealth...
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...
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...
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...
Innovating Times for Asian Philanthropy by Rob John Wealth is being created across Asia Pacific with unprecedented speed. There are now more high net worth individuals in Asia than in...
Real or Fake: Luxury Brand Corporate Philanthropy by Catherine Walker I love the Gucci brand. So much so that I have a rather bad fake Gucci watch to prove it...
Cause for Thought by Vanessa Friedman This article first appeared in the Financial Times, How To Spend It Magazine on December 7, 2013. Copyright 2013 The Financial Times Ltd. All...
Family Philanthropy: A Look at France by Arthur Gautier Associated with a global surge in private wealth over the past decades, philanthropy has blossomed and become more visible in many...
