There are several of us blogging from the Council on Foundation's Family Philanthropy Conference in San Diego. You can follow the conversation on COF's blog, RE: Philanthropy, What Matters Now.
My first post: Where domestic and international philanthropy meet
I am excited about attending the upcoming Family Philanthropy Conference in San Diego this weekend. While I have attended the Council on Foundations’ Annual Conference for several years, this will be my first time attending the Family Conference. My interest in attending the conference is to find out how families are incorporating domestic and international philanthropy and how they approach their implementation and evaluation process as an entity.
I have met many families that support the community they currently live in. Several of them also support charitable projects overseas. The reasons they support overseas organizations and projects are diverse and many subjectively and passionately have done so for many years. However, as the philanthropic field moves towards quests for efficiency, impact and accountability, many advisors, like me, are looking for ways to help our clients/donors answer these questions in an international context.
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