This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting was a tragedy that reached national news and called for a change in school policy. Two parents of victims of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Philanthropy is always growing, and so are the tools it uses. Today, philanthropists are able to use instruments from the corporate world to tackle relevant issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, our family foundation revised our by-laws. We are wondering what we do with this updated version. Does it need to be notarized? Do we need to send the revised…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation is the legacy of Howard Dobbs, Jr., a lifelong Atlantan who was a respected businessman, a civic leader, and a generous philanthropist. He did…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here is a Q&A about next-generation board members and their traveling expenses. Q: We have a next-generation board with five college-age family members who travel from all around the country…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our current bylaws state, “The President shall be an ex-officio voting member of all committees.” Is this typical or unusual? Is it best practice for a Board Chair and/or President…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When did the Surdna Foundation board first start discussing impact investing? We made our first Program Related Investment in April 2014 but it was nearly 17 years ago that the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 3More than ever before, giving families are working to involve multiple generations in their philanthropy. According to the National Center for Family Philanthropy’s Trends in Family Philanthropy Study, nearly 3…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors offer advice to public charter school boards that are run similarly to nonprofit boards, in which they have various expertise and flexibility, but might not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many ways, a foundation board chair serves as coach, captain, and quarterback. As coach, the chair’s role is to provide guidance to the foundation, trustees, and staff. As captain,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ginny Esposito from The Center for Family Philanthropy discusses the organization’s recent benchmark survey that found many families deciding to spend down and why that’s a…
Quick, create a mental picture of a philanthropist. What do you see? An older white man? That’s the picture that pops into most of our heads. And it’s not surprising…