Resources

We’ve compiled a list of resources we hope will assist you in the following areas:

• Organizations focused on Effective Giving
• Books about Strategic Philanthropy
• Books about Raising Charitable Children

Effective Giving

Community Giving Resource
www.communitygivingresource.org
Community Giving Resource offers tools for donors investing in neighborhoods and communities, including an online knowledge-base, a national network of expert mentors, and a peer-learning component to connect donors.

Giving Partners
www.givingpartners.com
Giving Partners is a full-service philanthropic advisory firm, based in Atlanta, with clients across the U.S.  Giving Partners guides donors through the philanthropic process, from developing a giving strategy and gift structuring to implementing the plan and tracking results.

National Center for Family Philanthropy
www.ncfp.org
Through research and publications such as Splendid Legacy, the National Center for Family Philanthropy helps families work effectively together to ensure that their philanthropy creates the legacy they desire.

Regional Associations of Grantmakers
www.givingforum.org
The Regional Association of Grantmakers is a network of 32 regional associations of grantmakers, who exist to promote the growth and effectiveness of philanthropy in order to improve life in their communities. Their online Regional Associations Locator can help you connect with grantmaking associations in your area.

Strategic Philanthropy

Don't Just Give It Away: How to Make the Most of Your Charitable Giving

by Renata J. Rafferty
Chandler House Press, 1999

This book teaches donors to conduct their giving as thoughtfully as they approach financial investing. The author guides the reader through the process of defining philanthropic goals, finding a charity that fits those goals, performing due diligence on that charity, and tracking what the charity does with the gift after it's been given.

Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life

by Robert N. Bellah et al.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985

Based on interviews with middle class Americans, the authors discuss an increasing individualism and self-interest. Then, they suggest involvement in voluntary organizations as a way to really enjoy the good life.

Inspired Philanthropy: Creating a Giving Plan/A Workbook

by Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner
Chardon Press, 1998

The process described is designed to help you develop lifetime giving goals and develop an implementation plan for your objectives, including aspects of your will that will be affected. Among the authors' key points is that there are many ways to incorporate philanthropy into one's life.

Wealthy and Wise: How You and America Can Get the Most Out of Your Giving

by Claude Rosenberg, Jr.
Little Brown & Company, 1994

Mr. Rosenberg has published five books on finance including Stock Market Primer. His latest book analyzes our national wealth and provides suggestions for gift planning.

The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back

by William H. Shore
Random House June 1999

This book describes how helping others is good for the spirit.

Raising Charitable Children

Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family
How Family Members and Their Advisors Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations

by James E. Hughes Jr.
Bloomberg Press, 2004

This is a revised and expanded edition of a classic on family wealth. Based on three decades of experience as a family wealth advisor, Hughes' book presents an unconventional approach to managing and transferring wealth and conserving family assets in the broadest context.

Intergenerational Value Transmission Through Philanthropy and Charitable Giving

by Noa Heyman, M.A.
Ph.D. dissertation, Adelphia University, 2004

This paper reports on an empirical study of the transfer of values through philanthropy and charitable giving between more than one hundred mother/daughter pairs. (It is available through www.amazon.com.)

Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children

by Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., and Jon Gallo, J.D.
Contemporary Books, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002

This book addresses the how and why of instilling in your family a healthy relationship with money. The authors are a psychotherapist and an estate-planning attorney, who founded the American Bar Association Committee on the Emotional and Psychological Issues of Estate and Financial Planning.

The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children

by Eileen Gallo, Ph.D., and Jon Gallo, J.D.
New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 2005

This book is a follow-up to Silver Spoon Kids and details eight behaviors that can help wealthy parents to more easily raise financially responsible children.

Resources for Family Philanthropy: Finding the Best People, Advice, and Support, Volume 1

This compilation of essays offers families the guidance needed to create and sustain their giving programs. Essays address topics such as selecting and working with consultants and legal and investment advisors. Available from The National Center for Family Philanthropy, Washington, D.C.
Phone: 202.293.3424 ncfp@ncfp.org