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The Value of Family Philanthropy

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy

5 Feb 2010

Who but Ginny Esposito can accurately and appropriately quote Alexis de Tocqueville, engage an audience with humor and present facts based on primary research? Ginny did it again as she presented one of the final workshops (The Value of Family Philanthropy: For Family? For Democracy?) at the Family Philanthropy Conference and kept the audience spellbound.
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A New and Successful Workshop Format

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy

2 Feb 2010

The topic was small grants by family foundations and each of the panelists shared solid examples of successful small grants. However, the most exciting part of the Size Doesn’t Matter workshop was the new format designed and facilitated by Wendy Jaffe of The Trio Foundation of St. Louis.
The panelists, Shirley Fredericks, Matthew Hervey, Athan Lindsay [...]

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Talk About Legacy

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy

2 Feb 2010

In the family philanthropy field, we often urge families to talk about their legacies and shared values. We expect that all families will just take our suggestion and engage in healthy, helpful discussions. Some families may be able to do just that, but many avoid such discussions as long as possible.
In the Getting Aligned Across [...]

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Movies as Agents for Change

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Health| Philanthropy

1 Feb 2010

Sunday, January 31, was the last day of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. However, those gathered at the Council’s “Sunday Night Dinner and a Movie” conference session were not looking for the next potential blockbuster of an independent film. Instead, they came to learn how philanthropists can support the use of film as an agent [...]

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Empowering Youth Philanthropists

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Next Generation

1 Feb 2010

“Never estimate what children can do,” said both Kevin Salwen and Jenny Yancey in the workshop—Charting Their Course: Raising the Next Generation of Givers. Salwen and Yancey’s teenage children demonstrated how true this is by presenting two incredibly creative and effective philanthropic projects.
Few youngsters can convince their parents to sell their homes and use half [...]

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The Family-ness Question

In: 2010 Family Philanthropy Conference| Family Philanthropy| Philanthropy

25 Jan 2010

[Editor’s note: With the Council’s Family Philanthropy Conference set to begin on Sunday, January 31, we asked our 21 conference bloggers to tell us a question they think family philanthropy needs to explore as the San Diego conference begins. Here’s Sam Davis’ answer. Davis is the principal at The Davis Group.]
As the philanthropic field continues [...]