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By Abby Axelrod-Wunderman, Philanthropic Director, Fiduciary Trust International

Setting Up Your Family Philanthropy for Long-Term Success


All families have good intentions when giving assets to charity. They want to share their resources, positively impact the community and show their children how their values are reflected in their philanthropic work.

But often, for a lasting family philanthropic program, giving away resources is simply not enough to generate family engagement and community impact. It takes more focus and commitment to build something that carries into future generations. Building out the framework, the ongoing maintenance and evaluating the impact all require added thought and effort. Likewise, you need ways to evaluate what is working and what needs to change.

In that way, family philanthropy is like a small business. And like any business, you need a plan and a way of including your family and others to further your progress.
When done well, philanthropy can be a bridge to bring family together around a common goal. It can communicate values across generations and develop a sense of social responsibility in the rising generation. However, the construction of that metaphorical “bridge” is where the challenge lies.

Keeping Your Family Philanthropy Growing from Generation to Generation
Establishing a process-driven approach to your giving can help build the bridge across generations and maintain growth within your family philanthropy.

The experience of the Miller family, a single-family office, can help illustrate. Their goal was to achieve family cohesiveness, clear communication and evolve together. What they initially lacked in structure they made up for by implementing a clear process to further their philanthropy.

Read about the Millers and…


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Growing and Protecting Wealth for Generations. Fiduciary Trust is a wealth management firm founded in 1931 by families for families, with a singular focus on growing and protecting your wealth through generations. We work closely with individuals, families and foundations to build and manage personalized investment portfolios, and to develop estate plans that extend wealth to future generations.
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