Family Philanthropy Through Multiple Vehicles
Webinar
Board members, staff, advisors, and donors in family philanthropy.
Description
How can families with multi-faceted philanthropic efforts – those with multiple foundations or funds, who are also using impact investing and other creative strategies – develop governance systems and structures that accommodate this complexity? What processes are these “complex” families using to allocate available human capital to the various governance structures? What approaches are they using to address dilemmas of a unified versus diverse philanthropic agenda across different vehicles? And how are they managing family dynamics in these complex governance systems? This webinar will share early findings from a new NCFP study led by Lansberg, Gersick & Associates, authors of NCFP’s ground-breaking “Generations of Giving” study.
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Featured speakers
Kelin E. Gersick has had a varied career as consultant, teacher, and author. He was raised in a business family in Illinois and earned a B.A. from Yale and Ph.D. from Harvard. Earlier in his career, he was an organizational consultant and family therapist in Boston and New Haven, CT. Kelin’s consulting work with family firms focuses on the impact of marital, parenting, sibling and cousin relationships on governance and business operations. Currently, he is the principal investigator for “Leadership and Continuity in Family Foundations,” a nationwide study of family philanthropy across generations. Kelin is professor emeritus in the doctoral program at the California School of Professional Psychology and a Management Fellow at Yale.
Wendy Ulaszek holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in family systems and organizational behavior. At LGA, in addition to her work on family governance and family foundations, she has a special focus on executive coaching, succession planning, and the development of the next generation. Read more...
What participants said:
NCFP consistently and brilliantly presents the very best education to family foundations and donor advisor funders. Though I actively participate in educational opportunities with many organizations in the philanthropic center it is those offered by NCFP that drill deeper into issues, savor the nuances of family grantmaking and produce products that motivate and inspire in an all embracing understanding of families and the dynamics that challenge them.
The Family Philanthropy Webinar series is a wonderful resource, allowing us to "attend" sessions from all over and to share materials with other members of our foundation. The transcripts of the sessions are also a valuable resource. Thank you for these Webinars.
NCFP webinars are an effective way for me to be stimulated and educated. I always expect excellent presenters and up to date information from NCFP, and have not been disappointed with these webinars. The recent one discussing women and philanthropy was very timely as women grow in their capacity and leadership roles in philanthropy. Thank you NCFP!
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I have attended many of NCFP's webinar and always walk away with new ideas that expand my knowledge of family philanthropy. The content is always amazing, well-structured and full of different perspectives. I especially love the stories told by presenters of their families journey within philanthropy and how they are impacting communities.
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