There were 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 second post: Supporting internationally-focused families
The families I’ve spoken to at the conference support diverse projects overseas: from children and women to environmental issues. But many jump from project to project without clear long-term goals—for example, supporting initiatives around clean water in Bangladesh to micro-finance in Uganda. The financial support ranges from a $50 gift to buy a stove to a $100,000 grant for endowing a school.
The majority of the families do support U.S. based 501(c)(3) organizations that are doing work overseas. Some are using intermediaries to implement particular projects while others are running their own programs in specific countries. For instance, one family hired two local leaders to implement a micro-loan project in Haiti. But many families are just lurking on the periphery—still collecting information and unclear where to start.
The first post, Where domestic and international philanthropy meet, can be found here.
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