Compensate Directors Of Family Foundations?
It can be a thorny issue, whether to compensate the directors of a family foundation1 who are family members and, if so, how much to pay them. Certainly,...
Ten Lessons From 30 Years Of Charitable Planning
Little did I dream, when I started practicing 30 years ago in a small office in Fort Collins, Colo., that I would have the opportunity to work with hundreds...
Would They Do It Anyway?
About six years ago, I started talking differently to prospective private foundation clients. I used to try to craft a cohesive answer to the most common...
Breaking Up Is (Not So) Hard to Do
Sometimes even the best relationships go sour. But getting out of a private foundation doesn't need to be fraught with confusion about an uncertain future....
Giving and Loaning Art to Charity
Herbert Vogel, a retired postal worker, and his wife, Dorothy Vogel, a former librarian, spent 45 years amassing a collection of more than 4,000 pieces...
Related Links
The Planned Giving Design Center
www.pgdc.netA national network of organizations that provide more than 23,000 members with information about planned giving and charitable. Includes an online planned giving calculator; discussion groups; member directory.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
www.philanthropy.comFrom the website: "The Newspaper of the Nonprofit World." Includes a database of "America's Top Donors," a "Government and Politics Watch," a "Philanthropy Careers" database and more.
Forbes Magazine
www.forbes.com/finance/philanthropyIncludes a database of America's 200 largest philanthropies plus articles.
Philanthropy Roundtable
www.philanthropyroundtable.orgFrom the website: "The Philanthropy Roundtable is a national association of individual donors, foundation trustees and staff, and corporate giving officers. The Roundtable attracts independent donors who benefit from being part of an organization dedicated to helping them achieve their charitable objectives. In addition to offering expert advice and counsel, the Roundtable puts donors in touch with peers who share similar concerns and interests. Members of the Roundtable gain access to the full range of ideas and information on what does and does not work well in philanthropy."
Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
www.bc.edu/research/cwp/Includes a free newsletter, Wealth and the Commonwealth, which the website says will help readers "stay informed about the latest news, research and trends in the areas of wealth and philanthropy."
Advisory Board -
Philanthropy Committee
David T. Leibell (chair)
Wiggin & Dana LLPLaura H. Peebles
Deloitte & Touche LLPKaren H. Putnam
Bessemer TrustRoger D. Silk
Sterling Foundation ManagementRobert F. Sharpe, Jr.
The Sharpe GroupComplete list of the Trusts & Estates Editorial Advisory Board
