The Council enriches your family philanthropy with individualized assistance, stewardship principles, professional development, critical resources from the field, and peer and leadership opportunities.
Starting a Family Foundation
Find general information about starting family foundations: answers to initial questions, valuable insight from colleagues, financial factors, governance basics, great resources and steps to get you started.
Learn family philanthropy basics and key facts on family foundations. Use our guide to philanthropic resources and the glossary of philanthropic terms.
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Council members are invited to participate in this online forum dedicated to promoting peer-to-peer assistance and fostering family philanthropy discussion.
Your family foundation—whether small or large, staffed or board managed—can use these voluntary Stewardship Principles to guide and strengthen your board governance, grantmaking and management.