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    Classified as “private foundations” by the IRS, family foundations are those in which family members have a substantial role in the foundations’ governance.

    The oldest family foundations were created in the late 19th century; many still exist. Through their philanthropy, families aspire to achieve a lasting and positive ...

    The term "family foundation" does not have any legal meaning, but the Council on Foundations defines a family foundation as one in ...

     

    Findings

    Families Wrestle With Closing Foundations, Beatty, Sally, Wall Street Journal, April 27,2007. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117677618145972189.html

    Intergenerational Issues

      Gersick, Kelin E. Generations of ...

     

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    Of all the People & Organizations involved with Family Foundations, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

     

    +website 79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street New York, NY 10003-3076 212-620-4230   Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...
    http://www.cof.org  

    “Economic Xchange”

    Council on Foundations To help grant makers navigate the financial crisis, the Council on Foundations has ...   Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...
    http://www.geofunders.org 1413 K Street, NW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
    http://www.gosw.org 425 NW 10th, Suite 400 Portland, OR 97209   Where located   Places this organization is active:   This organization's area(s) of interest: {{+topics of ...
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    "We would like to conduct a social impact study of our members that  illustrate the programmatic impact nonprofits have on the community. We have been able to find reports for the economic impact of nonprofits, but not a compilation of their social impact, their program benchmarks, as it were. Do you know of any reports or organizations that are doing this kind of work that we could link with or use their survey work?"

    Indeed, we have extensive information here:

    Social Impact of Nonprofits
    Philanthropy and Social Impact

     

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